Where does “kodinhoitaja” come from?
kodinhoitaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoitaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
kodinhoitaja (Finnish): home aid; a person who works as a housekeeper for e.g. the elderly, disabled or sick, especially one who is employed for such purposes by the municipality
Definitions
- home aid; a person who works as a housekeeper for e.g. the elderly, disabled or sick, especially one who is employed for such purposes by the municipality
Ancestry of “kodinhoitaja”, step by step
kodinhoitaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hoitaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoitaja | caretaker; carer, care-giver; nurse |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |