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Where does “huoltajuusriita” come from?

huoltajuusriita (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.

huoltajuusriita (Finnish): custody battle, custody dispute, tug of love

Definitions

  1. custody battle, custody dispute, tug of love

Ancestry of “huoltajuusriita”, step by step

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 Norsehól—
9Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
10Proto-Germanichulazhollow
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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