Where does “velkataakka” come from?

velkataakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish velka, from Proto-Finnic velka — debt.

velkataakka (Finnish): debt burden

Definitions

  1. debt burden

Ancestry of “velkataakka”, step by step

velkataakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt

via Finnish taakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaakkaburden; pack
2Proto-Finnic*takka(hay) load, burden
Every word from Proto-Finnic velka →Every word from Finnish velka →