Where does “mielisairaanhoito” come from?
mielisairaanhoito (Finnish) comes from Finnish mielisairas, from Finnish sairas, from Proto-Finnic sairas, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.
mielisairaanhoito (Finnish): psychiatric care, psychiatric nursing
Definitions
- psychiatric care, psychiatric nursing
Ancestry of “mielisairaanhoito”, step by step
mielisairaanhoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mielisairas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mielisairas | mentally ill; mental patient |
| 2 | Finnish | sairas | ill, sick; A sick person |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sairas | ill, sick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |
via Finnish hoito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoito | care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy |
| 2 | Finnish | hoitaa | to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |