Where does “vaahdonestoaine” come from?

vaahdonestoaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaahto, from Proto-Finnic vakto, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

vaahdonestoaine (Finnish): antifoam, anti-foaming agent, defoamer

Definitions

  1. antifoam, anti-foaming agent, defoamer

Ancestry of “vaahdonestoaine”, step by step

vaahdonestoaine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaahtofoam; head; mousse
2Proto-Finnicvaktofoam
3Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Finnish esto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishestoblock, blocking, blockage; An inhibition; An...
2Finnishestääto prevent, forestall, preclude; to avert; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →