Where does “hoitohenkilökunta” come from?
hoitohenkilökunta (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.
hoitohenkilökunta (Finnish): care staff, medical staff
Definitions
- care staff, medical staff
Ancestry of “hoitohenkilökunta”, step by step
hoitohenkilökunta 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 |
via Finnish henkilökunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henkilökunta | staff, personnel |
| 2 | Finnish | henkilö | person; figure |
| 3 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |