Where does “päivystyspotilas” come from?

päivystyspotilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivystys, from Finnish päivystää, from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

päivystyspotilas (Finnish): emergency patient, emergency care patient

Definitions

  1. emergency patient, emergency care patient

Ancestry of “päivystyspotilas”, step by step

päivystyspotilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päivystys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäivystysemergency duty, on call duty, duty, service
2FinnishpäivystääTo be on call
3Finnishpäiväday; the sun
4Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
5Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
6Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Finnish potilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotilaspatient
2FinnishpoteaTo be sick with, have, suffer from
3Proto-Finnicpotedakto be sick with, to suffer from
4Proto-Finnicpoče-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →