Where does “valuutta” come from?

valuutta (Finnish) comes from Swedish valuta, from Italian valuta, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

valuutta (Finnish): currency

Definitions

  1. currency

Ancestry of “valuutta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvalutaa currency
2Italianvalutathird-person singular present indicative of...
3Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “valuutta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yetiEvery word from Proto-Italic walēō