Where does “hoidattaa” come from?
hoidattaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoitaa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
hoidattaa (Finnish): to let nurse, care, cure, fix, handle etc., to...
Definitions
- to let nurse, care, cure, fix, handle etc., to...
Ancestry of “hoidattaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hoitaa | to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |