Where does “palveluraha” come from?

palveluraha (Finnish) comes 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.

palveluraha (Finnish): service charge, service fee

Definitions

  1. service charge, service fee

Ancestry of “palveluraha”, step by step

palveluraha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahamoney; money, cash; money, wealth
2Proto-Finnicrahasquirrel pelt; money
3Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →