Where does “sijaishoito” come from?
sijaishoito (Finnish) comes from Finnish sijainen, from Finnish sija, from Proto-Finnic sija, from Proto-Germanic stiją, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
sijaishoito (Finnish): respite care
Definitions
- respite care
Ancestry of “sijaishoito”, step by step
sijaishoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sijainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sijainen | substitute; short for sijaisopettaja |
| 2 | Finnish | sija | place, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sija | place, position |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Finnish hoito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoito | care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy |
| 2 | Finnish | hoitaa | to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |