Where does “huolenpito” come from?
huolenpito (Finnish) comes from Finnish huoli, from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
huolenpito (Finnish): caring (for), taking care (of), care, attention
Definitions
- caring (for), taking care (of), care, attention
Ancestry of “huolenpito”, step by step
huolenpito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish huoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huoli | worry, concern; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hooli | worry, concern |
| 3 | Swedish | hål | a hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | hul | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | hól | a hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |