Where does “lainapääoma” come from?

lainapääoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääoma, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

lainapääoma (Finnish): principal, the outstanding amount of a loan; the amount of debt remaining of a loan

Definitions

  1. principal, the outstanding amount of a loan; the amount of debt remaining of a loan

Ancestry of “lainapääoma”, step by step

lainapääoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääomacapital
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish Laina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLainaloan
2Proto-Finniclaihnaloan
3Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
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