Where does “hätäraha” come from?

hätäraha (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.

hätäraha (Finnish): emergency money

Definitions

  1. emergency money

Ancestry of “hätäraha”, step by step

hätäraha 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 hätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
2Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
3Proto-Finnicšätähundred
4Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →