Where does “pellonvaraus” come from?
pellonvaraus (Finnish) comes from Finnish varaus, from Finnish varata, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
pellonvaraus (Finnish): a scheme in which the government offered a compensation for farmers to not plant any crops for three years to prevent overproduction
Definitions
- a scheme in which the government offered a compensation for farmers to not plant any crops for three years to prevent overproduction
Ancestry of “pellonvaraus”, step by step
pellonvaraus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish varaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varaus | reservation; booking; provision |
| 2 | Finnish | varata | to reserve, book; to put aside, allocate; to put... |
| 3 | Finnish | vara | reserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warō | attention, care |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |