Where does “huonopalkkainen” come from?

huonopalkkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish huono, from Proto-Finnic hoono — bad, poor.

huonopalkkainen (Finnish): low-paying, low-paid

Definitions

  1. low-paying, low-paid

Ancestry of “huonopalkkainen”, step by step

huonopalkkainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuonobad; poor
2Proto-Finnichoonobad, poor

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Finnic hoono →Every word from Finnish huono →