Where does “vaivaishoito” come from?
vaivaishoito (Finnish) comes 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.
vaivaishoito (Finnish): care for paupers an early form of social work or social support
Definitions
- care for paupers an early form of social work or social support
Ancestry of “vaivaishoito”, step by step
vaivaishoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish vaivainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaivainen | measly, paltry, miserable, wretched, pitiful,... |
| 2 | Finnish | vaiva | bother, inconvenience; ailment |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vaiva | bother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waiwô | woe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |