Where does “suuhygienia” come from?

suuhygienia (Finnish) comes from Finnish hygienia, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός, from Ancient Greek -εινός, from Proto-Hellenic -ehnos, from Proto-Indo-European -es-.

suuhygienia (Finnish): oral hygiene

Definitions

  1. oral hygiene

Ancestry of “suuhygienia”, step by step

suuhygienia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hygienia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhygieniahygiene
2Ancient Greekὑγιεινή
3Ancient Greekὑγιεινόςof health, good for the health, wholesome, sound,...
4Ancient Greek-εινόςUsually added to neuter nouns in -ος to form an...
5Proto-Hellenic-ehnos
6Proto-Indo-European-es-

via Finnish suu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -es-Every word from Ancient Greek -εινόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός
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