Where does “rahaühik” come from?

rahaühik (Estonian) comes from Estonian raha, from Proto-Finnic raha, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

rahaühik (Estonian): unit of currency, monetary unit

Definitions

  1. unit of currency, monetary unit

Ancestry of “rahaühik”, step by step

rahaühik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian raha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrahamoney
2Proto-Finnicrahasquirrel pelt; money
3Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Estonian ühik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianühikunit
2Estonianüksone
3Proto-Finnicükcione
4Proto-Uralicükteone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →