Where does “rahtitariffi” come from?

rahtitariffi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahti, from Middle Low German vracht, from Old Saxon frāht, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

rahtitariffi (Finnish): freight tariff

Definitions

  1. freight tariff

Ancestry of “rahtitariffi”, step by step

rahtitariffi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahtifreight, cargo
2Middle Low Germanvrachtfreight money
3Old Saxonfrāht—
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish tariffi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtariffitariff
2Arabicتَعَارِيفfees to be paid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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