Where does “vaahtopesuaine” come from?

vaahtopesuaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaahtopesu, 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.

vaahtopesuaine (Finnish): cleaning foam

Definitions

  1. cleaning foam

Ancestry of “vaahtopesuaine”, step by step

vaahtopesuaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaahtopesu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaahtopesufoam cleaning, washing with a cleaning foam
2Finnishvaahtofoam; head; mousse
3Proto-Finnicvaktofoam
4Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
5Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
6Proto-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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz