Where does “voittovarat” come from?

voittovarat (Finnish) comes from Finnish voitto, from Finnish voittaa, from Proto-Finnic voittadak, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.

voittovarat (Finnish): accumulated earnings, accumulated profits

Definitions

  1. accumulated earnings, accumulated profits

Ancestry of “voittovarat”, step by step

voittovarat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoittovictory, win; profit
2Finnishvoittaato win
3Proto-Finnicvoittadakto win
4Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
5Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able

via Finnish vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
2Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “voittovarat

Every word from Proto-Uralic woje-Every word from Proto-Finnic voidakEvery word from Proto-Finnic voittadak
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