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Where does “teholaihdutus” come from?

teholaihdutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish laihdutus, from Finnish laihduttaa, from Finnish laihtua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз.

teholaihdutus (Finnish): crash diet

Definitions

  1. crash diet

Ancestry of “teholaihdutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaihdutusintentional weight loss
2Finnishlaihduttaato lose, lose weight, slim, slim down reduce; to...
3Finnishlaihtuato lose weight; to become thinner or less
4Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
5Idotuyou , thou
6Spanishtúyou; thou
7Latintuusyour
8Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
9Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
10Polishtuhere
11Polishbyćto be
12Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
13Old Polishmóc—
14Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
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