Where does “pörssikurssi” come from?
pörssikurssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurssi, from Swedish kurs, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
pörssikurssi (Finnish): share price
Definitions
- share price
Ancestry of “pörssikurssi”, step by step
pörssikurssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kurssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurssi | class, course; course; rate, exchange rate |
| 2 | Swedish | kurs | course, class; course, the intended passage of... |
| 3 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 4 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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... |