Where does “velkapääoma” come from?

velkapääoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääoma, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

velkapääoma (Finnish): debt capital, loan capital

Definitions

  1. debt capital, loan capital

Ancestry of “velkapääoma”, step by step

velkapääoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääomacapital
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →