Where does “kielenhuoltaja” come from?

kielenhuoltaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish huoltaja, from Finnish huoltaa, from Finnish huoli, from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą — to cover; to incline.

kielenhuoltaja (Finnish): person doing language care

Definitions

  1. person doing language care

Ancestry of “kielenhuoltaja”, step by step

kielenhuoltaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huoltaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhuoltajaA guardian of a minor
2FinnishhuoltaaTo maintain, support, upkeep; To service;...
3Finnishhuoliworry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
5Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
6Old Swedishhul
7Old Norsehóla hole
8Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
9Proto-Germanichulazhollow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą