Where does “myyntipalkkio” come from?

myyntipalkkio (Finnish) comes from Finnish myynti, from Finnish myydä, from Proto-Finnic *müüdäk, from Proto-Uralic mixe-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw-.

myyntipalkkio (Finnish): sales commission

Definitions

  1. sales commission

Ancestry of “myyntipalkkio”, step by step

myyntipalkkio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myynti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyntisale
2Finnishmyydäto sell
3Proto-Finnic*müüdäk—
4Proto-Uralicmixe-give
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mey-gw-—

via Finnish palkkio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkioreward, bounty; fee, honorarium
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw- →Every word from Proto-Uralic mixe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic *müüdäk →