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Where does “tyhjennys” come from?

tyhjennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjentää, from Finnish tyhjä, from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

tyhjennys (Finnish): emptying; exhaustion; clearance

Definitions

  1. emptying; exhaustion; clearance

Ancestry of “tyhjennys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyhjentääto empty, exhaust; Third-person singular...
2Finnishtyhjäempty; blank; void
3Proto-Finnictühjäempty
4Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
6Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

Words derived from “tyhjennys”

  • tyhjennysmyynti
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