Where does “vuokrata” come from?
vuokrata (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuokra, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
vuokrata (Finnish): to rent; to let
Ancestry of “vuokrata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |
Words derived from “vuokrata”