Where does “pörssiromahdus” come from?
pörssiromahdus (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...
pörssiromahdus (Finnish): stock market crash
Definitions
- stock market crash
Ancestry of “pörssiromahdus”, step by step
pörssiromahdus 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... |
via Finnish romahdus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | romahdus | A collapse; A meltdown |
| 2 | Finnish | romahtaa | to collapse, crash down, come down, tumble down,... |
| 3 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |