Where does “lahjoitusrahasto” come from?

lahjoitusrahasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish lahjoitus, from Finnish lahjoittaa, from Finnish Lahja, from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.

lahjoitusrahasto (Finnish): endowment fund, donation fund

Definitions

  1. endowment fund, donation fund

Ancestry of “lahjoitusrahasto”, step by step

lahjoitusrahasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lahjoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlahjoitusdonation
2Finnishlahjoittaato donate
3FinnishLahjapresent, gift
4Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
5Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
6Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lahja →
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