Where does “ehkäisyhoito” come from?

ehkäisyhoito (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoito, from Finnish hoitaa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

ehkäisyhoito (Finnish): prophylaxis prevention of, or protective treatment for disease

Definitions

  1. prophylaxis prevention of, or protective treatment for disease

Ancestry of “ehkäisyhoito”, step by step

ehkäisyhoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoitocare; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy
2Finnishhoitaato nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix
3Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish ehkäisy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehkäisyprevention; contraception; When used as modifier...
2FinnishehkäistäTo prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,...
3Finnishehkäperhaps, maybe; although, though
4Proto-Finnicehkäperhaps, maybe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH