Where does “hoitovahinko” come from?

hoitovahinko (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.

hoitovahinko (Finnish): harm or damage caused by (medical) treatment

Definitions

  1. harm or damage caused by (medical) treatment

Ancestry of “hoitovahinko”, step by step

hoitovahinko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoitocare; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy
2Finnishhoitaato nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix
3Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish vahinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahinkomishap; accident; damage
2Proto-Finnicvahinkomishap, accident
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH