Where does “ennakkomaksu” come from?

ennakkomaksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ennakko, from Finnish ensi-, from Finnish ensi, from Proto-Finnic enci, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

ennakkomaksu (Finnish): advance, advance payment, advancement, prepayment, down payment, retainer payment in advance

Definitions

  1. advance, advance payment, advancement, prepayment, down payment, retainer payment in advance

Ancestry of “ennakkomaksu”, step by step

ennakkomaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ennakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishennakkoin advance; advance, advancement, prepayment;...
2Finnishensi-premier, first; inaugural
3Finnishensinext; first; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicencifirst; next
5Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
6Proto-Uralic-mte

via Finnish maksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksufee; payment
2Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
3Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
4Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mteEvery word from Finnish ensi-Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci
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