Where does “tukilaina” come from?

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

tukilaina (Finnish): support loan

Definitions

  1. support loan

Ancestry of “tukilaina”, step by step

tukilaina 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 tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport

Words derived from “tukilaina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laihna →