Where does “astmahoitaja” come from?

astmahoitaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoitaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

astmahoitaja (Finnish): asthma nurse

Definitions

  1. asthma nurse

Ancestry of “astmahoitaja”, step by step

astmahoitaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hoitaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoitajacaretaker; carer, care-giver; nurse
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish astma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishastmaThe chronic respiratory disease Asthma
2Ancient Greekἆσθμαshort-drawn breath, panting; asthma
3Ancient Greekἄνσθμα
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe
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