Where does “elämäntapahoito” come from?
elämäntapahoito (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.
elämäntapahoito (Finnish): lifestyle therapy
Definitions
- lifestyle therapy
Ancestry of “elämäntapahoito”, step by step
elämäntapahoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hoito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoito | care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy |
| 2 | Finnish | hoitaa | to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via Finnish elämäntapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elämäntapa | lifestyle; way of life |
| 2 | Finnish | elämä | life; Agent participle of elää |
| 3 | Estonian | elama | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |