Where does “tehoisuus” come from?

tehoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tehoinen, from Finnish teho, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tehoisuus (Finnish): power, efficiency

Definitions

  1. power, efficiency

Ancestry of “tehoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtehoinenwith a power (of)
2Finnishtehopower, effect; power; throughout
3Finnishtehdäto do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to...
4Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
5Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →
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