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Where does “rahastuslaukku” come from?

rahastuslaukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahastus, from Finnish rahastaa, 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.

rahastuslaukku (Finnish): conductor's bag

Definitions

  1. conductor's bag

Ancestry of “rahastuslaukku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahastusfare collection; rip-off
2Finnishrahastaato collect money, as e.g. at the entrance of...
3Finnishrahamoney; money, cash; money, wealth
4Proto-Finnicrahasquirrel pelt; money
5Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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