Where does “siirtovelka” come from?

siirtovelka (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.

siirtovelka (Finnish): an accrual from the debtor's viewpoint, a charge incurred in one accounting period and paid during another; accrued expense; deferred income

Definitions

  1. an accrual from the debtor's viewpoint, a charge incurred in one accounting period and paid during another; accrued expense; deferred income

Ancestry of “siirtovelka”, step by step

siirtovelka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtomove, shift, transport; transfer
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer

via Finnish velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt
Every word from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk →Every word from Finnish siirtää →Every word from Finnish siirto →