Where does “varmuusvarasto” come from?

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

varmuusvarasto (Finnish): safety stock

Definitions

  1. safety stock

Ancestry of “varmuusvarasto”, step by step

varmuusvarasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varasto

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

via Finnish varmuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarmuuscertainty
2FinnishVarmasure, certain
3Finnishvarmasure, certain; sure, confident
4Proto-Finnicvarmastrong, sturdy
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