Where does “riistanhoito” come from?

riistanhoito (Finnish) comes 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.

riistanhoito (Finnish): gamekeeping

Definitions

  1. gamekeeping

Ancestry of “riistanhoito”, step by step

riistanhoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoitocare; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy
2Finnishhoitaato nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix
3Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish riista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriistagame
2Proto-Finnicriistaobject, item, ware

Words derived from “riistanhoito

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH