Where does “hoitaa” come from?

hoitaa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

hoitaa (Finnish): to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix

Definitions

  1. to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix

Ancestry of “hoitaa”, step by step

hoitaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Proto-Finnic hoitadak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichoitadakto nurse, to care for

Words derived from “hoitaa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH →