Where does “maksumies” come from?

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

maksumies (Finnish): the one who pays the bills, payer

Definitions

  1. the one who pays the bills, payer

Ancestry of “maksumies”, step by step

maksumies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksufee; payment
2Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
3Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
4Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-—

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic maksadak →Every word from Finnish maksaa →