Where does “puhtausintoilija” come from?

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

puhtausintoilija (Finnish): neat-freak

Definitions

  1. neat-freak

Ancestry of “puhtausintoilija”, step by step

puhtausintoilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhtaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhtauscleanliness, cleanness; cleanness; cleanness,...
2Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
3Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Finnish intoilija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishintoilijaenthusiast, freak
2Finnishintoillato be enthusiastic
3FinnishIntoeagerness, enthusiasm
4Proto-Germanicinþōn-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →