Where does “lahjavero” come from?

lahjavero (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lahja, from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.

lahjavero (Finnish): gift tax

Definitions

  1. gift tax

Ancestry of “lahjavero”, step by step

lahjavero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lahja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahjapresent, gift
2Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
3Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
4Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lahja →