Where does “poronhoito” come from?
poronhoito (Finnish) comes from Finnish poro, from Proto-Finno-Permic počaw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
poronhoito (Finnish): reindeer herding
Definitions
- reindeer herding
Ancestry of “poronhoito”, step by step
poronhoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poro | A semi-domesticated reindeer of the subspecies... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | počaw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | páću | livestock, animal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
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 |