Where does “sosiaalihuolto” come from?

sosiaalihuolto (Finnish) comes from Finnish huolto, from Finnish huoltaa, from Finnish huoli, from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą — to cover; to incline.

sosiaalihuolto (Finnish): social welfare, social assistance, social care

Definitions

  1. social welfare, social assistance, social care

Ancestry of “sosiaalihuolto”, step by step

sosiaalihuolto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huolto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoltoservice, maintenance, upkeep, care; logistics
2FinnishhuoltaaTo maintain, support, upkeep; To service;...
3Finnishhuoliworry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
5Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
6Old Swedishhul
7Old Norsehóla hole
8Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
9Proto-Germanichulazhollow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Finnish sosiaalinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsosiaalinensocial; having to do with social policy, striving...
2LatinsociālisOf or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social
3Frenchsocialsocial, related to society, community; social,...
4LatinsocialisOf or pertaining to companionship; companionable,...
5Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
6Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
7Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą