Where does “hoito” come from?

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

hoito (Finnish): care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy

Definitions

  1. care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy

Ancestry of “hoito”, step by step

hoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hoitaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoitaato nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix
2Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho

Words derived from “hoito

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