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

  1. lifestyle therapy

Ancestry of “elämäntapahoito”, step by step

elämäntapahoito 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 elämäntapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämäntapalifestyle; way of life
2Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
3Estonianelamato live
4Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
5Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH