Where does “velkavipu” come from?

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

velkavipu (Finnish): leverage, leveraging use of borrowed funds

Definitions

  1. leverage, leveraging use of borrowed funds

Ancestry of “velkavipu”, step by step

velkavipu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt

via Finnish vipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvipulever; a certain kind of trap
2Proto-Finnicvipulever
Every word from Proto-Finnic velka →Every word from Finnish velka →
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