Where does “videovuokraamo” come from?

videovuokraamo (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuokraamo, from Finnish vuokrata, from Finnish vuokra, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

videovuokraamo (Finnish): video rental shop, video rental store

Definitions

  1. video rental shop, video rental store

Ancestry of “videovuokraamo”, step by step

videovuokraamo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuokraamo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuokraamorental
2Finnishvuokratato rent; to let
3Finnishvuokralease; rent
4Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Finnish video

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvideovideo; videocassette recorder, VCR; VHS
2EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →