Where does “palautusmaksu” come from?

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

palautusmaksu (Finnish): refund payment

Definitions

  1. refund payment

Ancestry of “palautusmaksu”, step by step

palautusmaksu 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 maksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksufee; payment
2Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
3Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
4Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle →Every word from Proto-Finnic meeli →Every word from Finnish mieli →