Where does “puhtaus” come from?
puhtaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
puhtaus (Finnish): cleanliness, cleanness; cleanness; cleanness,...
Definitions
- cleanliness, cleanness; cleanness; cleanness,...
Ancestry of “puhtaus”, step by step
puhtaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhdas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhdas | clean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | puhtas | clean |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |