Where does “puhdiste” come from?
puhdiste (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.
puhdiste (Finnish): Synonym of puhdistusaine
Ancestry of “puhdiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | puhdistaa | To clean , clear , cleanse, purge, scour; To... |
| 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 |