Where does “loppupalkka” come from?

loppupalkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppi — (inside) corner.

loppupalkka (Finnish): final pay the pay given to an employee when their employment ends

Definitions

  1. final pay the pay given to an employee when their employment ends

Ancestry of “loppupalkka”, step by step

loppupalkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
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