Where does “kustannusyksikkö” come from?

kustannusyksikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kustannus, from Finnish kustantaa, from Swedish kosta, from Old Norse kosta, from Old Norse naðr, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.

kustannusyksikkö (Finnish): cost center, cost unit

Definitions

  1. cost center, cost unit

Ancestry of “kustannusyksikkö”, step by step

kustannusyksikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kustannus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkustannusexpense, cost; publishing
2Finnishkustantaato publish; to sponsor, finance; to cover the...
3Swedishkostato cost
4Old Norsekostato try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt
5Old Norsenaðrsnake
6Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—

via Finnish yksikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyksikköunit; singular; single
2Finnish-kköFront vowel variant of -kko
3Proto-Finnic-kkoiForms diminutive nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ →Every word from Old Norse naðr →