Where does “luonnonhoitometsä” come from?

luonnonhoitometsä (Finnish) comes from Finnish luonnonhoito, 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.

luonnonhoitometsä (Finnish): protected forest, conserved forest; a public forest protected as ecologically significant

Definitions

  1. protected forest, conserved forest; a public forest protected as ecologically significant

Ancestry of “luonnonhoitometsä”, step by step

luonnonhoitometsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luonnonhoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluonnonhoitonature management
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 metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä
3Proto-Balticmedjas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH