Where does “maksamaton” come from?

maksamaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish maksaa, from Proto-Finnic maksadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa-.

maksamaton (Finnish): unpaid; unpayable; Negative participle of maksaa

Definitions

  1. unpaid; unpayable; Negative participle of maksaa

Ancestry of “maksamaton”, step by step

maksamaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maksaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
2Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
3Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-—

via Finnish maton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmatonGenitive singular form of matto
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic maksadak →Every word from Finnish maksaa →