Where does “lopputili” come from?

lopputili (Finnish) comes from Finnish tili, from Old Saxon thili, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

lopputili (Finnish): pink slip

Definitions

  1. pink slip

Ancestry of “lopputili”, step by step

lopputili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiliaccount
2Old Saxonthili—
3Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Finnish loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Old Saxon thili →