Where does “huoltaja” come from?

huoltaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish huoltaa, 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 — to cover; to incline.

huoltaja (Finnish): A guardian of a minor

Definitions

  1. A guardian of a minor

Ancestry of “huoltaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhuoltaaTo maintain, support, upkeep; To service;...
2Finnishhuoliworry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
4Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
5Old Swedishhul
6Old Norsehóla hole
7Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
8Proto-Germanichulazhollow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “huoltaja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą