Where does “sylihoito” come from?
sylihoito (Finnish) comes from Finnish syli, from Swedish famn, from Old East Norse *famna-, from Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.
sylihoito (Finnish): holding a baby in one's lap to calm it down, etc
Definitions
- holding a baby in one's lap to calm it down, etc
Ancestry of “sylihoito”, step by step
sylihoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syli | arms; lap; Synonym of sylillinen |
| 2 | Swedish | famn | knee, two embracing arms; fathom as a measure of... |
| 3 | Old East Norse | *famna- | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | faðmr | embrace; fathom |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faþmaz | outstretched arms; embrace; fathom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |
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 |