Where does “sairaanhoito” come from?

sairaanhoito (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.

sairaanhoito (Finnish): health care; nursing

Definitions

  1. health care; nursing

Ancestry of “sairaanhoito”, step by step

sairaanhoito 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 sairas

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

Words derived from “sairaanhoito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH →