Where does “apurahajärjestelmä” come from?

apurahajärjestelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish apuraha, 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.

apurahajärjestelmä (Finnish): grant system

Definitions

  1. grant system

Ancestry of “apurahajärjestelmä”, step by step

apurahajärjestelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish apuraha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapurahagrant
2Finnishrahamoney; money, cash; money, wealth
3Proto-Finnicrahasquirrel pelt; money
4Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish järjestelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestelmäsystem
2Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärkireason; sense
4Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →