Where does “kirjemaksu” come from?

kirjemaksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish maksu, from Finnish maksaa, from Proto-Finnic maksadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa-.

kirjemaksu (Finnish): postage for a letter, letter tariff

Definitions

  1. postage for a letter, letter tariff

Ancestry of “kirjemaksu”, step by step

kirjemaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksufee; payment
2Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
3Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
4Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-—

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic maksadak →Every word from Finnish maksaa →
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