Where does “sairaanhoitotarvike” come from?

sairaanhoitotarvike (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaanhoito, 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.

sairaanhoitotarvike (Finnish): a piece or an article of medical equipment; medical equipment

Definitions

  1. a piece or an article of medical equipment; medical equipment

Ancestry of “sairaanhoitotarvike”, step by step

sairaanhoitotarvike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sairaanhoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairaanhoitohealth care; nursing
2Finnishhoitocare; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy
3Finnishhoitaato nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix
4Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish tarvike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarvikea minor utensil; accessory; article
2Finnishtarveneed; demand
3Proto-Finnictarbeh
4Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH