Where does “palkanmaksu” come from?

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

palkanmaksu (Finnish): payroll, payment of salaries, payment of wages

Definitions

  1. payroll, payment of salaries, payment of wages

Ancestry of “palkanmaksu”, step by step

palkanmaksu 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 palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward

Words derived from “palkanmaksu”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic maksadak →Every word from Finnish maksaa →