Where does “kodinhoitoapu” come from?

kodinhoitoapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kodinhoito, from Finnish hoito, from Finnish hoitaa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

kodinhoitoapu (Finnish): housekeeping help

Definitions

  1. housekeeping help

Ancestry of “kodinhoitoapu”, step by step

kodinhoitoapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kodinhoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkodinhoitohousekeeping, homemaking
2Finnishhoitocare; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy
3Finnishhoitaato nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix
4Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-
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