Where does “ovimaksu” come from?

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

ovimaksu (Finnish): door charge, entrance fee

Definitions

  1. door charge, entrance fee

Ancestry of “ovimaksu”, step by step

ovimaksu 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 ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic maksadak →Every word from Finnish maksaa →
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