Where does “itselääkitys” come from?

itselääkitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääkitys, 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...

itselääkitys (Finnish): self-medication

Definitions

  1. self-medication

Ancestry of “itselääkitys”, step by step

itselääkitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lääkitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkitysmedication
2Finnishlääkitäto medicate
3Old Swedishläkia—
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →