Where does “vaikenemisraha” come from?
vaikenemisraha (Finnish) comes from Finnish 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.
vaikenemisraha (Finnish): hush money bribe to maintain secrecy, often to cover a crime or unethical act
Definitions
- hush money bribe to maintain secrecy, often to cover a crime or unethical act
Ancestry of “vaikenemisraha”, step by step
vaikenemisraha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish raha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raha | money; money, cash; money, wealth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | raha | squirrel pelt; money |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrahō | dry animal skin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Finnish vaikeneminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaikeneminen | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |