Where does “hyvinvointitappio” come from?

hyvinvointitappio (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyvinvointi, from Finnish vointi, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.

hyvinvointitappio (Finnish): deadweight loss

Definitions

  1. deadweight loss

Ancestry of “hyvinvointitappio”, step by step

hyvinvointitappio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyvinvointi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvinvointiwell-being, welfare; wellness
2Finnishvointicondition, feel, shape
3Finnish-ntiForm action nouns from verbs whose first...
4Finnish-ntaForms nouns that describe an action; "erota...
5Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs

via Finnish tappio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappiodefeat; operating loss; loss, casualty
2Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
3Old Norsetapato lose
4Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap
Every word from Proto-Finnic -nta