Where does “lastenhoito” come from?

lastenhoito (Finnish) comes 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.

lastenhoito (Finnish): childcare

Definitions

  1. childcare

Ancestry of “lastenhoito”, step by step

lastenhoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hoito

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

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH