Where does “rahoittaja” come from?

rahoittaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahoittaa, from Ingrian 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.

rahoittaja (Finnish): financier, funder

Definitions

  1. financier, funder

Ancestry of “rahoittaja”, step by step

rahoittaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahoittaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrahoittaaTo finance, fund, pay for, support financially,...
2Ingrianrahamoney
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 jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →