Where does “psyykepotilas” come from?

psyykepotilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish psyyke, from Latin psychē, from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

psyykepotilas (Finnish): psychiatric patient

Definitions

  1. psychiatric patient

Ancestry of “psyykepotilas”, step by step

psyykepotilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish psyyke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpsyykepsyche
2Latinpsychē
3Ancient GreekΨυχήPsyche
4Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

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-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Ancient Greek δῆλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ψυχή
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