Where does “pankkisäästäminen” come from?
pankkisäästäminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pankki, from Swedish bänk, from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
pankkisäästäminen (Finnish): saving (money) into a bank
Definitions
- saving (money) into a bank
Ancestry of “pankkisäästäminen”, step by step
pankkisäästäminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pankki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pankki | bank |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Finnish säästäminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säästäminen | saving; Fourth infinitive of säästää |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |