Where does “ruokavaliohoito” come from?

ruokavaliohoito (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruokavalio, from Finnish valio, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

ruokavaliohoito (Finnish): dietary management

Definitions

  1. dietary management

Ancestry of “ruokavaliohoito”, step by step

ruokavaliohoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruokavalio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokavaliodiet the food and beverage a person or animal consumes; controlled regimen of food and drink choices
2FinnishvalioAn outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite
3Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
4Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-
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