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Where does “vähimmäisvarantojärjestelmä” come from?

vähimmäisvarantojärjestelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish varanto, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vähimmäisvarantojärjestelmä (Finnish): fractional reserve banking

Definitions

  1. fractional reserve banking

Ancestry of “vähimmäisvarantojärjestelmä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarantoreserve; pool
2Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
3Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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