Where does “rahavaltaisuus” come from?

rahavaltaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahavaltainen, from Finnish rahavalta, 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.

rahavaltaisuus (Finnish): plutocracy

Definitions

  1. plutocracy

Ancestry of “rahavaltaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahavaltainenplutocratic
2Finnishrahavaltaplutocracy
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →