Where does “hyvinvointikeskus” come from?

hyvinvointikeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyvinvointi, from Finnish vointi, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.

hyvinvointikeskus (Finnish): wellness center

Definitions

  1. wellness center

Ancestry of “hyvinvointikeskus”, step by step

hyvinvointikeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyvinvointi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvinvointiwell-being, welfare; wellness
2Finnishvointicondition, feel, shape
3Finnish-ntiForm action nouns from verbs whose first...
4Finnish-ntaForms nouns that describe an action; "erota...
5Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske
Every word from Proto-Finnic -nta