Where does “lupamaksu” come from?

lupamaksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lupa, from Proto-Finnic lupa, from Proto-Germanic lubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lupamaksu (Finnish): authorization fee, license fee, permit fee

Definitions

  1. authorization fee, license fee, permit fee

Ancestry of “lupamaksu”, step by step

lupamaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlupapermission; a license, permit
2Proto-Finniclupapermission
3Proto-Germaniclubąpraise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Finnish maksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksufee; payment
2Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
3Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
4Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubą →