Where does “bensiinivero” come from?

bensiinivero (Finnish) comes from Finnish bensiini, from Swedish bensin, from German Benzin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

bensiinivero (Finnish): gasoline tax

Definitions

  1. gasoline tax

Ancestry of “bensiinivero”, step by step

bensiinivero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish bensiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbensiinigasoline US, petrol UK
2Swedishbensingasoline, petrol
3GermanBenzinpetrol, gasoline
4German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from German -īn →