Where does “hyötykuorma” come from?

hyötykuorma (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyöty, from Finnish hyötää, from Finnish hyvä, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

hyötykuorma (Finnish): payload total weight of passengers, crew, equipment and cargo carried by something

Definitions

  1. payload total weight of passengers, crew, equipment and cargo carried by something

Ancestry of “hyötykuorma”, step by step

hyötykuorma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyöty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
2Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

via Finnish kuorma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuormaload, charge, burden
2Proto-Finnickoormaload, burden
Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Finnish hyvä →Every word from Finnish hyötää →