Where does “puhtaanapitolaitos” come from?
puhtaanapitolaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
puhtaanapitolaitos (Finnish): sanitation department
Definitions
- sanitation department
Ancestry of “puhtaanapitolaitos”, step by step
puhtaanapitolaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laitos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laitos | institution; faculty; facility |
| 2 | Finnish | laittaa | to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laittadak | to put down |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Finnish puhtaanapito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhtaanapito | sanitation, cleaning |
| 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 |