Where does “puhdistaminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “puhdistaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdistaato clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour
2Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
3Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhtas →