Where does “kaninhoito” come from?
kaninhoito (Finnish) comes from Finnish kani, from Finnish kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.
kaninhoito (Finnish): taking care of a rabbit, rabbit care
Definitions
- taking care of a rabbit, rabbit care
Ancestry of “kaninhoito”, step by step
kaninhoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kani | rabbit, cony, coney; pawnshop |
| 2 | Finnish | kaniini | A rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus... |
| 3 | Swedish | kanin | a rabbit |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kanīn | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | connijn | — |
| 6 | Old French | connin | — |
| 7 | Latin | cunīculus | a rabbit |
via Finnish hoito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoito | care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy |
| 2 | Finnish | hoitaa | to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |