Where does “teollisuussaaste” come from?

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

teollisuussaaste (Finnish): industrial pollutant, industrial pollution

Definitions

  1. industrial pollutant, industrial pollution

Ancestry of “teollisuussaaste”, step by step

teollisuussaaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teollisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteollisuusindustry
2Finnishteollinenindustrial
3Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
4Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
5Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
6Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish saaste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaastepollution; pollutant
2Finnishsaastafilth
3Proto-Finnicsaasta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →