Where does “sijoituspankki” come from?
sijoituspankki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pankki, from Swedish bänk, from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
sijoituspankki (Finnish): investment bank
Definitions
- investment bank
Ancestry of “sijoituspankki”, step by step
sijoituspankki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pankki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pankki | bank |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Finnish sijoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sijoitus | placement; rank; investment |
| 2 | Finnish | sijoittaa | to set, locate, place; to backdrop; to invest |
| 3 | Finnish | sija | place, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sija | place, position |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |