Where does “talous” come from?

talous (Finnish) comes from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

talous (Finnish): economy; finance; a system that maintains...

Definitions

  1. economy; finance; a system that maintains...

Ancestry of “talous”, step by step

talous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “talous

Every word from Proto-Baltic talˀa-