Where does “palkkakuitti” come from?

palkkakuitti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuitti, from Swedish kvitto, from Middle Low German quitebrêf.

palkkakuitti (Finnish): pay slip

Definitions

  1. pay slip

Ancestry of “palkkakuitti”, step by step

palkkakuitti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuittireceipt; worn out, beat; received! roger!
2Swedishkvittoa receipt
3Middle Low Germanquitebrêf—

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Middle Low German quitebrêf →Every word from Swedish kvitto →Every word from Finnish kuitti →
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