Where does “valuuttamarkkinat” come from?

valuuttamarkkinat (Finnish) comes from Finnish markkinat, from Swedish marknad, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

valuuttamarkkinat (Finnish): foreign exchange market, forex market

Definitions

  1. foreign exchange market, forex market

Ancestry of “valuuttamarkkinat”, step by step

valuuttamarkkinat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish markkinat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarkkinatmarket; fair, funfair; Nominative plural form...
2Swedishmarknadmarket; market; organized trading event; market;...
3Old Norsemarkaðrmarket
4Old Saxonmarkat
5Latinmarcātus
6Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Finnish valuutta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaluuttacurrency
2Swedishvalutaa currency
3Italianvalutathird-person singular present indicative of...
4Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin mercatus