Where does “valohoitolaite” come from?

valohoitolaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish valohoito, 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.

valohoitolaite (Finnish): phototherapy device or apparatus, light therapy device or apparatus

Definitions

  1. phototherapy device or apparatus, light therapy device or apparatus

Ancestry of “valohoitolaite”, step by step

valohoitolaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valohoito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalohoitophototherapy
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 laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH →