Where does “pankkitakaus” come from?
pankkitakaus (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.
pankkitakaus (Finnish): bank guarantee, banker's guarantee
Definitions
- bank guarantee, banker's guarantee
Ancestry of “pankkitakaus”, step by step
pankkitakaus 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 takaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | takaus | guarantee, guaranty |
| 2 | Finnish | taata | To warrant; to guarantee; grandfather; old man |
| 3 | Finnish | taka- | A prefix signifying back, rear or hind |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |