Where does “tasaerälaina” come from?

tasaerälaina (Finnish) comes from Finnish Laina, from Proto-Finnic laihna, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

tasaerälaina (Finnish): (fixed-term) adjustable-rate amortized loan, fixed-equal payment loan, fixed-term amortized loan loan that is paid back in agreed number of periodic installments which include both interest and repayment of the principal, such that if the interest rate changes, the amount of the instalment changes w

Definitions

  1. (fixed-term) adjustable-rate amortized loan, fixed-equal payment loan, fixed-term amortized loan loan that is paid back in agreed number of periodic installments which include both interest and repayment of the principal, such that if the interest rate changes, the amount of the instalment changes w

Ancestry of “tasaerälaina”, step by step

tasaerälaina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Laina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLainaloan
2Proto-Finniclaihnaloan
3Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Finnish tasaerä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasaeräequal payment, equal instalment; the sum of the principal and interest in loan repayments
2Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
3Proto-Finnictasaeven
4Proto-Uralictaśaeven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laihna →