Where does “валютный” come from?
валютный (Russian) comes from Russian валюта, from Italian valuta, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
валютный (Russian): currency; monetary
Definitions
- currency; monetary
Ancestry of “валютный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | валюта | currency; foreign currency |
| 2 | Italian | valuta | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |