Where does “raha-arkku” come from?

raha-arkku (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkku, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᚲᚢ, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

raha-arkku (Finnish): coffer, treasury chest

Definitions

  1. coffer, treasury chest

Ancestry of “raha-arkku”, step by step

raha-arkku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkkuchest; trunk; coffin
2Proto-Norseᚨᚱᚲᚢ—
3Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
4LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →