Where does “ympäristöhaitta” come from?

ympäristöhaitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ympäristö, from Finnish ympäri, from Proto-Finnic ümpärik, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

ympäristöhaitta (Finnish): environmental harm any adverse effect to the environment

Definitions

  1. environmental harm any adverse effect to the environment

Ancestry of “ympäristöhaitta”, step by step

ympäristöhaitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ympäristö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishympäristöenvironment; neighbourhood
2Finnishympäriaround; over, upside down; around, on the...
3Proto-Finnicümpärikaround
4Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish haitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaittadisadvantage, hindrance, con; tumbler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →