Where does “puhdistaa” come from?

puhdistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

puhdistaa (Finnish): to clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour

Definitions

  1. to clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour

Ancestry of “puhdistaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
2Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “puhdistaa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Proto-Finnic puhtas