Where does “jäämaksuluokka” come from?

jäämaksuluokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish luokka, from Finnish luokki, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

jäämaksuluokka (Finnish): a class for commercial ships decided by how much they have to pay to have icebreakers employed

Definitions

  1. a class for commercial ships decided by how much they have to pay to have icebreakers employed

Ancestry of “jäämaksuluokka”, step by step

jäämaksuluokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
2Finnishluokkishaft bow
3Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish jäämaksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäämaksufee paid by arriving and departing ships to a port authority for financing the use of icebreakers
2Finnishmaksufee; payment
3Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
4Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
5Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →