Where does “vuokraemäntä” come from?

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

vuokraemäntä (Finnish): landlady

Definitions

  1. landlady

Ancestry of “vuokraemäntä”, step by step

vuokraemäntä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuokra

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

via Finnish emäntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishemäntäA mistress; A housewife; A hostess
2Proto-Finnicemäntämistress, housewife
3Proto-Finnicemämother
4Proto-Uralicemämother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →