Where does “apukassa” come from?

apukassa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassa, from Swedish kassa, from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

apukassa (Finnish): relief fund

Definitions

  1. relief fund

Ancestry of “apukassa”, step by step

apukassa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kassa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassacashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till
2Swedishkassaa capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point...
3GermanKassecash register, cash box
4Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
5Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
6Catalancaixabox; savings bank
7Old Catalancaixabox
8Old Occitancaissa
9LatinCapsaGafsa
10Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
11Proto-Italickapiōtake
12Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
13Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
14Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō