Where does “pörssivälittäjä” come from?
pörssivälittäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish välittäjä, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
pörssivälittäjä (Finnish): stockbroker
Definitions
- stockbroker
Ancestry of “pörssivälittäjä”, step by step
pörssivälittäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish välittäjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | välittäjä | middleman, dealer, broker; mediator, arbiter;... |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
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... |