Where does “erikoissairaanhoito” come from?

erikoissairaanhoito (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaanhoito, 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.

erikoissairaanhoito (Finnish): secondary care

Definitions

  1. secondary care

Ancestry of “erikoissairaanhoito”, step by step

erikoissairaanhoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sairaanhoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairaanhoitohealth care; nursing
2Finnishhoitocare; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy
3Finnishhoitaato nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix
4Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

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 (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH
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