Where does “rahanahne” come from?

rahanahne (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.

rahanahne (Finnish): mercenary

Definitions

  1. mercenary

Ancestry of “rahanahne”, step by step

rahanahne 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 ahne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahnegreedy
2Proto-Finnicahnehgreedy
3Proto-Finnicahnasgreedy
4Proto-Germanicagnaz—

Words derived from “rahanahne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →