Where does “vedenpuhdistuslaitos” come from?

vedenpuhdistuslaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish vedenpuhdistus, from Finnish puhdistus, from Finnish puhdistaa, from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

vedenpuhdistuslaitos (Finnish): water treatment plant

Definitions

  1. water treatment plant

Ancestry of “vedenpuhdistuslaitos”, step by step

vedenpuhdistuslaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vedenpuhdistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvedenpuhdistuswater purification
2FinnishpuhdistusA cleansing; A purge
3Finnishpuhdistaato clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour
4Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
5Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhtas →