Where does “putipuhdas” come from?
putipuhdas (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
putipuhdas (Finnish): spick-and-span, clean as a whistle
Definitions
- spick-and-span, clean as a whistle
Ancestry of “putipuhdas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |