Where does “tekopohjavesi” come from?

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

tekopohjavesi (Finnish): artificial groundwater groundwater created by increasing the absorption of surface water into an existing groundwater deposit

Definitions

  1. artificial groundwater groundwater created by increasing the absorption of surface water into an existing groundwater deposit

Ancestry of “tekopohjavesi”, step by step

tekopohjavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
2Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish pohjavesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjavesigroundwater
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →