Where does “kannustepalkkio” come from?

kannustepalkkio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kannuste, from Finnish kannustaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

kannustepalkkio (Finnish): incentive award, incentive bonus

Definitions

  1. incentive award, incentive bonus

Ancestry of “kannustepalkkio”, step by step

kannustepalkkio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kannuste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkannusteincentive
2Finnishkannustaato encourage, support; to cheer
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish palkkio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkioreward, bounty; fee, honorarium
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka