Where does “kriisirahasto” come from?

kriisirahasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahasto, 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.

kriisirahasto (Finnish): crisis fund

Definitions

  1. crisis fund

Ancestry of “kriisirahasto”, step by step

kriisirahasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahastofund; war chest
2Finnishrahamoney; money, cash; money, wealth
3Proto-Finnicrahasquirrel pelt; money
4Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish kriisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkriisicrisis
2Swedishkriscrisis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →