Where does “rahavaikeus” come from?

rahavaikeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaikeus, from Finnish vaikea, from Finnish vaiva, from Proto-Finnic vaiva, from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

rahavaikeus (Finnish): difficulties or troubles with money

Definitions

  1. difficulties or troubles with money

Ancestry of “rahavaikeus”, step by step

rahavaikeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaikeusdifficulty; hardship
2FinnishvaikeaDifficult, hard
3Finnishvaivabother, inconvenience; ailment
4Proto-Finnicvaivabother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment
5Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

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 wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiwô →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaiva →