Where does “pääomanpalautus” come from?

pääomanpalautus (Finnish) comes from Finnish palautus, from Finnish palauttaa, from Finnish mieli, from Proto-Finnic meeli, from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle.

pääomanpalautus (Finnish): return of capital

Definitions

  1. return of capital

Ancestry of “pääomanpalautus”, step by step

pääomanpalautus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palautus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalautusrefund; return
2Finnishpalauttaato return; to return, restore, revert
3Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
4Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
5Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—

via Finnish pääoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääomacapital
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle →Every word from Proto-Finnic meeli →Every word from Finnish mieli →