Where does “puhdistuspalveluala” come from?

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

puhdistuspalveluala (Finnish): cleaning sector, cleaning services industry

Definitions

  1. cleaning sector, cleaning services industry

Ancestry of “puhdistuspalveluala”, step by step

puhdistuspalveluala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhdistuspalvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdistuspalvelucleaning service
2FinnishpuhdistusA cleansing; A purge
3Finnishpuhdistaato clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour
4Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
5Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Finnish älä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäläThe second-person singular form of the negative...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Proto-Finnic puhtas