Where does “huoltajuuskiista” come from?

huoltajuuskiista (Finnish) comes from Finnish huoltajuus, from Finnish huoltaja, from Finnish huoltaa, from Finnish huoli, from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól — to cover; to incline.

huoltajuuskiista (Finnish): child custody battle

Definitions

  1. child custody battle

Ancestry of “huoltajuuskiista”, step by step

huoltajuuskiista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huoltajuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoltajuuscustody, guardianship
2FinnishhuoltajaA guardian of a minor
3FinnishhuoltaaTo maintain, support, upkeep; To service;...
4Finnishhuoliworry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...
5Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
6Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
7Old Swedishhul
8Old Norsehóla hole
9Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
10Proto-Germanichulazhollow
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Finnish kiista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiistadispute, disagreement; quarrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą