Where does “matka-apuraha” come from?

matka-apuraha (Finnish) comes from Finnish apuraha, 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.

matka-apuraha (Finnish): travel grant

Definitions

  1. travel grant

Ancestry of “matka-apuraha”, step by step

matka-apuraha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish apuraha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapurahagrant
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 matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →
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