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Where does “terveydenhuolto” come from?

terveydenhuolto (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.

terveydenhuolto (Finnish): health care

Definitions

  1. health care

Ancestry of “terveydenhuolto”, step by step

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 Norsehól—
8Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
9Proto-Germanichulazhollow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “terveydenhuolto”

  • avoterveydenhuolto
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