Where does “hoitelu” come from?
hoitelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoidella, from Finnish hoitaa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
hoitelu (Finnish): seeing to, taking care (of)
Definitions
- seeing to, taking care (of)
Ancestry of “hoitelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoidella | To see to, take care; To do, have sex with |
| 2 | Finnish | hoitaa | to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |