Where does “itsehoitolääke” come from?
itsehoitolääke (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääke, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
itsehoitolääke (Finnish): over-the-counter drug
Definitions
- over-the-counter drug
Ancestry of “itsehoitolääke”, step by step
itsehoitolääke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lääke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lääke | medicine substance, remedy, drug |
| 2 | Finnish | lääkitä | to medicate |
| 3 | Old Swedish | läkia | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lēkinōną | to heal, to cure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Finnish itsehoito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsehoito | self-care, self-treatment |
| 2 | Finnish | hoito | care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy |
| 3 | Finnish | hoitaa | to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |