Where does “palkannousu” come from?

palkannousu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nousu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

palkannousu (Finnish): wage increase, wage growth

Definitions

  1. wage increase, wage growth

Ancestry of “palkannousu”, step by step

palkannousu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nousu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnousurise; ascent; thread pitch, pitch
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish nousu →