Where does “velkaorjuus” come from?

velkaorjuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish orjuus, from Finnish orja, from Proto-Finnic orja, from Proto-Finno-Permic orja.

velkaorjuus (Finnish): debt bondage, indenture; debt slavery

Definitions

  1. debt bondage, indenture; debt slavery

Ancestry of “velkaorjuus”, step by step

velkaorjuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish orjuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorjuusslavery
2Finnishorjaslave
3Proto-Finnicorjaslave; servant
4Proto-Finno-Permicorja—

via Finnish velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic orja →Every word from Proto-Finnic orja →Every word from Finnish orja →