Where does “hoitoaine” come from?
hoitoaine (Finnish) comes 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.
hoitoaine (Finnish): hair conditioner
Definitions
- hair conditioner
Ancestry of “hoitoaine”, step by step
hoitoaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hoito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoito | care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy |
| 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 |