Where does “palkanmaksupäivä” come from?

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

palkanmaksupäivä (Finnish): payday, pay date

Definitions

  1. payday, pay date

Ancestry of “palkanmaksupäivä”, step by step

palkanmaksupäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palkanmaksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkanmaksupayroll, payment of salaries, payment of wages
2Finnishmaksufee; payment
3Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
4Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
5Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-

via Finnish päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväday; the sun
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa-Every word from Proto-Finnic maksadakEvery word from Finnish maksaa