Where does “päivähoitokeskus” come from?
päivähoitokeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivähoito, 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.
päivähoitokeskus (Finnish): daycare centre
Definitions
- daycare centre
Ancestry of “päivähoitokeskus”, step by step
päivähoitokeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päivähoito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivähoito | daycare |
| 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 |