Where does “nettomaksaja” come from?

nettomaksaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish netto, from Italian netto, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

nettomaksaja (Finnish): net contributor, net payer

Definitions

  1. net contributor, net payer

Ancestry of “nettomaksaja”, step by step

nettomaksaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish netto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnettonet
2Italiannettoclear; net; clearly
3Vulgar Latinnittus
4Latinnitidusshining, polished, glittering; handsome,...
5Latinniteresecond-person singular future active indicative...
6LatinniteoI am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
8Cebuano-hi

via Finnish maksaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksajapayer; drawee
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Cebuano -hi