Where does “sairaalahygienia” come from?

sairaalahygienia (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaala, from Finnish sairas, from Proto-Finnic sairas, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

sairaalahygienia (Finnish): hospital hygiene

Definitions

  1. hospital hygiene

Ancestry of “sairaalahygienia”, step by step

sairaalahygienia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sairaala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairaalahospital
2Finnishsairasill, sick; A sick person
3Proto-Finnicsairasill, sick
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Finnish hygienia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhygieniahygiene
2Ancient Greekὑγιεινή—
3Ancient Greekὑγιεινόςof health, good for the health, wholesome, sound,...
4Ancient Greek-εινόςUsually added to neuter nouns in -ος to form an...
5Proto-Hellenic-ehnos—
6Proto-Indo-European-es-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →