Where does “opintoapuraha” come from?

opintoapuraha (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.

opintoapuraha (Finnish): study grant, education grant monetary boon

Definitions

  1. study grant, education grant monetary boon

Ancestry of “opintoapuraha”, step by step

opintoapuraha 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 opinnot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopinnotstudies
2Finnish-ntö—
3Finnish-möFront vowel variant of -mo
4Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
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