Where does “vajaatehoinen” come from?

vajaatehoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tehoinen, from Finnish teho, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

vajaatehoinen (Finnish): not fully operative, not implemented in full

Definitions

  1. not fully operative, not implemented in full

Ancestry of “vajaatehoinen”, step by step

vajaatehoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tehoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtehoinenwith a power (of)
2Finnishtehopower, effect; power; throughout
3Finnishtehdäto do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to...
4Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
5Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish vajaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvajaanot full; partial, incomplete; shy; mentally...
2Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed

Words derived from “vajaatehoinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Uralic teke-Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk