Where does “nimisiirto” come from?

nimisiirto (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.

nimisiirto (Finnish): a transfer (of a check, instrument, etc.) in which the recipient is explicitly named and the transfer is signed by the transferor (as opposed to a blank transfer)

Definitions

a transfer (of a check, instrument, etc.) in which the recipient is explicitly named and the transfer is signed by the transferor (as opposed to a blank transfer)

Ancestry of “nimisiirto”, step by step

nimisiirto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	siirto	move, shift, transport; transfer
2	Finnish	siirtää	to move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3	Proto-Finnic	siirtädäk	to move, to transfer

via Finnish nimi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	nimi	name
2	Finnish	-iäiset	—

Every word from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk →Every word from Finnish siirtää →Every word from Finnish siirto →