Where does “vaalirahoitus” come from?
vaalirahoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahoitus, from Finnish rahoittaa, from Ingrian raha, from Proto-Finnic raha, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
vaalirahoitus (Finnish): campaign financing, election funding
Definitions
- campaign financing, election funding
Ancestry of “vaalirahoitus”, step by step
vaalirahoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rahoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rahoitus | financing, finance |
| 2 | Finnish | rahoittaa | To finance, fund, pay for, support financially,... |
| 3 | Ingrian | raha | money |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | raha | squirrel pelt; money |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrahō | dry animal skin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |