Where does “palkinta” come from?

palkinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish palkita, from Finnish palkka, from Proto-Finnic palkka — pay, salary, reward.

palkinta (Finnish): rewarding

Definitions

  1. rewarding

Ancestry of “palkinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpalkitaTo reward; To award
2Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
3Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Finnic palkka →Every word from Finnish palkka →Every word from Finnish palkita →
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