Where does “alkukustannus” come from?

alkukustannus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kustannus, from Finnish kustantaa, from Swedish kosta, from Old Norse kosta, from Old Norse naðr, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.

alkukustannus (Finnish): initial cost something paid up front, with more expenditure expected later

Definitions

  1. initial cost something paid up front, with more expenditure expected later

Ancestry of “alkukustannus”, step by step

alkukustannus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kustannus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkustannusexpense, cost; publishing
2Finnishkustantaato publish; to sponsor, finance; to cover the...
3Swedishkostato cost
4Old Norsekostato try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt
5Old Norsenaðrsnake
6Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—

via Finnish alku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkustart, beginning, inception, incipience; first,...
2Finnishalkaato begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →