Where does “puhtauspalveluala” come from?
puhtauspalveluala (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhtauspalvelu, from Finnish puhtaus, from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
Ancestry of “puhtauspalveluala”, step by step
puhtauspalveluala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhtauspalvelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhtauspalvelu | cleaning and sanitation service |
| 2 | Finnish | puhtaus | cleanliness, cleanness; cleanness; cleanness,... |
| 3 | Finnish | puhdas | clean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | puhtas | clean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |