Where does “puhtauspalvelu” come from?

puhtauspalvelu (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.

puhtauspalvelu (Finnish): cleaning and sanitation service

Definitions

  1. cleaning and sanitation service

Ancestry of “puhtauspalvelu”, step by step

puhtauspalvelu 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 palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for

Words derived from “puhtauspalvelu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Proto-Finnic puhtas
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