Where does “katevaraus” come from?

katevaraus (Finnish) comes from Finnish varaus, from Finnish varata, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

katevaraus (Finnish): authorization hold, preauthorization, blocking of funds

Definitions

  1. authorization hold, preauthorization, blocking of funds

Ancestry of “katevaraus”, step by step

katevaraus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarausreservation; booking; provision
2Finnishvaratato reserve, book; to put aside, allocate; to put...
3Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
4Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish kate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatecovering, roofing
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kat'ëk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic warō