Where does “kunnossapitokulut” come from?

kunnossapitokulut (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunnossapito, from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

kunnossapitokulut (Finnish): maintenance costs, upkeep costs

Definitions

  1. maintenance costs, upkeep costs

Ancestry of “kunnossapitokulut”, step by step

kunnossapitokulut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kunnossapito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkunnossapitomaintenance, upkeep
2Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish kulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuluexpense, cost, expenditure; worn; Indicative...
2Finnishkuluato wear; to get spent, go; to be/get consumed, to...
3Proto-Finnickuludakto wear out
4Proto-Uralickule-to hear
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →