Where does “kotisairaanhoitaja” come from?
kotisairaanhoitaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaanhoitaja, 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.
kotisairaanhoitaja (Finnish): at-home nurse
Definitions
- at-home nurse
Ancestry of “kotisairaanhoitaja”, step by step
kotisairaanhoitaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sairaanhoitaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sairaanhoitaja | nurse |
| 2 | Finnish | hoitaja | caretaker; carer, care-giver; nurse |
| 3 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |