Where does “rahanahneus” come from?

rahanahneus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahanahne, 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.

rahanahneus (Finnish): greed for money

Definitions

  1. greed for money

Ancestry of “rahanahneus”, step by step

rahanahneus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahanahne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahanahnemercenary
2Finnishrahamoney; money, cash; money, wealth
3Proto-Finnicrahasquirrel pelt; money
4Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish rahan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrahanGenitive singular form of raha
2Proto-Philippinedalanpath a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians; a course taken (made by humans as opposed to an animal)
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
4Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →