Where does “hoitovastike” come from?

hoitovastike (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.

hoitovastike (Finnish): maintenance fee, maintenance charge; (part of the) housing company (asunto-osakeyhtiö) fees to cover upkeep or maintenance costs, as well as property tax

Definitions

  1. maintenance fee, maintenance charge; (part of the) housing company (asunto-osakeyhtiö) fees to cover upkeep or maintenance costs, as well as property tax

Ancestry of “hoitovastike”, step by step

hoitovastike 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 vastike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastikesubstitute; compensation, quid pro quo; dues
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply

Words derived from “hoitovastike

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