Where does “talvipuhtaanapito” come from?
talvipuhtaanapito (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhtaanapito, from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
talvipuhtaanapito (Finnish): winter cleaning, winter cleansing, winter maintenance e.g. of streets or roads
Definitions
- winter cleaning, winter cleansing, winter maintenance e.g. of streets or roads
Ancestry of “talvipuhtaanapito”, step by step
talvipuhtaanapito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhtaanapito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhtaanapito | sanitation, cleaning |
| 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 |