Where does “päivähoitolapsi” come from?

päivähoitolapsi (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.

päivähoitolapsi (Finnish): child in daycare

Definitions

  1. child in daycare

Ancestry of “päivähoitolapsi”, step by step

päivähoitolapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päivähoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäivähoitodaycare
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 lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH