Where does “kirjanpitovaluutta” come from?
kirjanpitovaluutta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valuutta, from Swedish valuta, from Italian valuta, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
kirjanpitovaluutta (Finnish): accounting currency the currency used in accounting
Definitions
- accounting currency the currency used in accounting
Ancestry of “kirjanpitovaluutta”, step by step
kirjanpitovaluutta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valuutta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valuutta | currency |
| 2 | Swedish | valuta | a currency |
| 3 | Italian | valuta | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via Finnish kirjanpito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjanpito | Bookkeeping, accounting; Books |
| 2 | Finnish | pito | keeping, upkeep; spending; traction |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |