Where does “sävelpuhtaus” come from?
sävelpuhtaus (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.
sävelpuhtaus (Finnish): being in tune
Definitions
- being in tune
Ancestry of “sävelpuhtaus”, step by step
sävelpuhtaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhtaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhtaus | cleanliness, cleanness; cleanness; cleanness,... |
| 2 | Finnish | puhdas | clean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puhtas | clean |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
via Finnish sävel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sävel | tone; melody, tune; note |