Where does “lunavara” come from?

lunavara (Estonian) comes from Estonian vara, from Proto-Germanic warā-.

lunavara (Estonian): ransomware

Definitions

  1. ransomware

Ancestry of “lunavara”, step by step

lunavara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvaraproperty, estate, goods; things belonging to a...
2Proto-Germanicwarā-

via Estonian luna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianluna
Every word from Proto-Germanic warā-Every word from Estonian vara