Where does “vesihygienia” come from?

vesihygienia (Finnish) comes from Finnish hygienia, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός, from Ancient Greek -εινός, from Proto-Hellenic -ehnos, from Proto-Indo-European -es-.

vesihygienia (Finnish): water hygiene

Definitions

  1. water hygiene

Ancestry of “vesihygienia”, step by step

vesihygienia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hygienia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhygieniahygiene
2Ancient Greekὑγιεινή—
3Ancient Greekὑγιεινόςof health, good for the health, wholesome, sound,...
4Ancient Greek-εινόςUsually added to neuter nouns in -ος to form an...
5Proto-Hellenic-ehnos—
6Proto-Indo-European-es-—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

Words derived from “vesihygienia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -es- →Every word from Ancient Greek -εινός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός →