Where does “palkkakulut” come from?

palkkakulut (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulu, from Finnish kulua, from Proto-Finnic kuludak, from Proto-Uralic kule- — to hear.

palkkakulut (Finnish): salary costs, wage costs

Definitions

  1. salary costs, wage costs

Ancestry of “palkkakulut”, step by step

palkkakulut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuluexpense, cost, expenditure; worn; Indicative...
2Finnishkuluato wear; to get spent, go; to be/get consumed, to...
3Proto-Finnickuludakto wear out
4Proto-Uralickule-to hear

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Uralic kule- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuludak →Every word from Finnish kulua →