Where does “hoivavietti” come from?
hoivavietti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vietti, from Finnish viettää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
hoivavietti (Finnish): caregiving instinct, care instinct
Definitions
- caregiving instinct, care instinct
Ancestry of “hoivavietti”, step by step
hoivavietti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vietti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vietti | instinct; urge; drive |
| 2 | Finnish | viettää | "viettää aikaa": to spend time, pass the time;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish hoiva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoiva | care maintenance, upkeep, especially tender care such as those by parents towards children, or of nursing |