Where does “nikamahoito” come from?

nikamahoito (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.

nikamahoito (Finnish): vertebral treatment, vertebral therapy

Definitions

  1. vertebral treatment, vertebral therapy

Ancestry of “nikamahoito”, step by step

nikamahoito 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 nikama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnikamavertebra
2FinnishI
3FinnishminäI; ego; self
4Proto-FinnicminäI, me
5Uralic*minä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH