Where does “rahasumma” come from?

rahasumma (Finnish) comes from Finnish summa, from Swedish summa, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

rahasumma (Finnish): sum of money

Definitions

  1. sum of money

Ancestry of “rahasumma”, step by step

rahasumma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish summa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsummasum; amount
2Swedishsummasum, result of addition
3Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
4Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
5Proto-Italicsupemos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

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
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