Where does “tehovahvistus” come from?

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

tehovahvistus (Finnish): power gain

Definitions

  1. power gain

Ancestry of “tehovahvistus”, step by step

tehovahvistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtehopower, effect; power; throughout
2Finnishtehdäto do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to...
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish vahvistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahvistusstrengthening, consolidation; confirmation,...
2Finnishvahvistaato strengthen, harden, fortify; reinforce, to...
3Finnishvahvastrong, able-bodied, brawny, burly, powerful;...
4Proto-Finnicvahvastrong; firm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →