Where does “terawattitunti” come from?

terawattitunti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tera-, from Ancient Greek τέρας, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

terawattitunti (Finnish): terawatt-hour

Definitions

  1. terawatt-hour

Ancestry of “terawattitunti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtera-tera
2Ancient Greekτέραςsign, marvel, wonder; divine sign, omen, portent;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέρας →Every word from Finnish tera- →