Where does “tekopyhyys” come from?
tekopyhyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tekopyhä, 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.
tekopyhyys (Finnish): hypocrisy; sanctimony
Ancestry of “tekopyhyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tekopyhä | hypocritical; sanctimonious |
| 2 | Finnish | teko- | artificial, manmade, false, mock, simulated |
| 3 | Finnish | teko | act, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | teko | act, deed |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |