Where does “vipurahasto” come from?

vipurahasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahasto, from Finnish raha, from Proto-Finnic raha, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

vipurahasto (Finnish): hedge fund

Definitions

  1. hedge fund

Ancestry of “vipurahasto”, step by step

vipurahasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahastofund; war chest
2Finnishrahamoney; money, cash; money, wealth
3Proto-Finnicrahasquirrel pelt; money
4Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish vipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvipulever; a certain kind of trap
2Proto-Finnicvipulever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →