Where does “musta pörssi” come from?
musta pörssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pörssi, from Swedish börs, from Dutch beurs, from French bourse, from Italian borsa, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
musta pörssi (Finnish): black market
Definitions
- black market
Ancestry of “musta pörssi”, step by step
musta pörssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pörssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pörssi | exchange place for conducting trading, especially a stock exchange |
| 2 | Swedish | börs | stock market, stock exchange, bourse; purse, a... |
| 3 | Dutch | beurs | A purse, both as object or capital; Various... |
| 4 | French | bourse | purse; money; financial grant |
| 5 | Italian | borsa | bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,... |
| 6 | Latin | bursa | oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |