Where does “talousvaaka” come from?

talousvaaka (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaaka, from Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vág, from Proto-Germanic wēgō, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

talousvaaka (Finnish): a scale for use in home

Definitions

  1. a scale for use in home

Ancestry of “talousvaaka”, step by step

talousvaaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaakascales; horizontal
2Old Swedishvāgh—
3Old Norsevágbalance, scales; weight
4Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
5Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish talous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalouseconomy; finance; a system that maintains...
2Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
3Ludiantaloifarm; house
4Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
5Proto-Baltictalˀa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgō →