Where does “tiehoitokunta” come from?

tiehoitokunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoitokunta, 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.

tiehoitokunta (Finnish): a board, committee or such responsible for the upkeep of roads

Definitions

  1. a board, committee or such responsible for the upkeep of roads

Ancestry of “tiehoitokunta”, step by step

tiehoitokunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hoitokunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoitokuntamaintenance board, management board
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 tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH