Where does “metsänhoitoalue” come from?
metsänhoitoalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish metsänhoito, 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.
metsänhoitoalue (Finnish): forest reserve (area)
Definitions
- forest reserve (area)
Ancestry of “metsänhoitoalue”, step by step
metsänhoitoalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish metsänhoito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | metsänhoito | forestry, silviculture |
| 2 | Finnish | hoito | care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy |
| 3 | Finnish | hoitaa | to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |