Where does “kirsuraha” come from?

kirsuraha (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.

kirsuraha (Finnish): seal bounty bounty for killing a seal, formerly paid against the nose of the animal

Definitions

  1. seal bounty bounty for killing a seal, formerly paid against the nose of the animal

Ancestry of “kirsuraha”, step by step

kirsuraha 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 kirsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirsunose leather, rhinarium; A nose of a seal
2Finnishkärsätrunk, proboscis; snout; proboscis
3Finnish-möFront vowel variant of -mo
4Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →