Where does “vuokramökki” come from?
vuokramökki (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuokra, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
vuokramökki (Finnish): rental cottage
Definitions
- rental cottage
Ancestry of “vuokramökki”, step by step
vuokramökki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vuokra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuokra | lease; rent |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wōkraz | gain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Finnish mökki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mökki | A small, usually wooden house; cottage, cabin;... |