Where does “erikoissairaanhoitaja” come from?

erikoissairaanhoitaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaanhoitaja, 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.

erikoissairaanhoitaja (Finnish): specialized nurse, nurse specialist, nurse practitioner

Definitions

  1. specialized nurse, nurse specialist, nurse practitioner

Ancestry of “erikoissairaanhoitaja”, step by step

erikoissairaanhoitaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sairaanhoitaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairaanhoitajanurse
2Finnishhoitajacaretaker; carer, care-giver; nurse
3Finnishice
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
5Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
6Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
7Proto-Germanic-hwe
8Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish erikoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisherikoinenSpecial, exceptional, out of the ordinary;...
2Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw