Where does “äitiysraha” come from?

äitiysraha (Finnish) comes from Finnish 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.

äitiysraha (Finnish): maternity allowance

Definitions

  1. maternity allowance

Ancestry of “äitiysraha”, step by step

äitiysraha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahamoney; money, cash; money, wealth
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 Finnish äitiys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäitiysmotherhood, maternity
2Finnishäitimother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling...
3Finnishäitei—
4Proto-Germanicaiþį̄mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →