Where does “kassa-alennus” come from?

kassa-alennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassa, from Swedish kassa, from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Ancestry of “kassa-alennus”, step by step

kassa-alennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kassa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassacashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till
2Swedishkassaa capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point...
3GermanKassecash register, cash box
4Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
5Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
6Catalancaixabox; savings bank
7Old Catalancaixabox
8Old Occitancaissa
9LatinCapsaGafsa
10Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
11Proto-Italickapiōtake
12Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
13Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
14Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Finnish alennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalennusdiscount; degradation; abasement
2FinnishalentaaTo lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;...
3FinnishaletaTo descend, come/go down, move downwards;...
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō