Where does “tekohampaat” come from?

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

tekohampaat (Finnish): artificial denture

Definitions

  1. artificial denture

Ancestry of “tekohampaat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteko-artificial, manmade, false, mock, simulated
2Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
3Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
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 →