Where does “henkilöluotto” come from?

henkilöluotto (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

henkilöluotto (Finnish): personal loan, personal credit

Definitions

  1. personal loan, personal credit

Ancestry of “henkilöluotto”, step by step

henkilöluotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henkilö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
2Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
3Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
4Proto-Uralicčeŋke

via Finnish luotto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluottocredit; Synonym of luottamus
2FinnishluottaaTo trust, rely on, count on
3Proto-Finnicloottadakto trust, to rely on, to count on
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋkeEvery word from Proto-Finnic henkiEvery word from Finnish henki