Where does “puhdaskielisyys” come from?
puhdaskielisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdaskielinen, from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
puhdaskielisyys (Finnish): purism
Definitions
- purism
Ancestry of “puhdaskielisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhdaskielinen | purist |
| 2 | Finnish | puhdas | clean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puhtas | clean |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |