Where does “pääomavero” come from?

pääomavero (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääoma, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

pääomavero (Finnish): Short for pääomatulovero

Definitions

  1. Short for pääomatulovero

Ancestry of “pääomavero”, step by step

pääomavero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääomacapital
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →