Where does “palkanalennus” come from?

palkanalennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alennus, from Finnish alentaa, from Finnish aleta, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

palkanalennus (Finnish): reduction of wages, pay cut, salary cut

Definitions

  1. reduction of wages, pay cut, salary cut

Ancestry of “palkanalennus”, step by step

palkanalennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalennusdiscount; degradation; abasement
2FinnishalentaaTo lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;...
3FinnishaletaTo descend, come/go down, move downwards;...
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala
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