Where does “puhdasvalupinta” come from?
puhdasvalupinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdasvalu, from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
puhdasvalupinta (Finnish): fair-faced concrete (surface)
Definitions
- fair-faced concrete (surface)
Ancestry of “puhdasvalupinta”, step by step
puhdasvalupinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhdasvalu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhdasvalu | fair-faced concrete casting |
| 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 |