Where does “palkkakuoppa” come from?

palkkakuoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuoppa, from Proto-Finnic kooppa — pit.

palkkakuoppa (Finnish): wage trap, "wage pit"; lower pay compared to other employees or workers

Definitions

  1. wage trap, "wage pit"; lower pay compared to other employees or workers

Ancestry of “palkkakuoppa”, step by step

palkkakuoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuoppapit; pothole
2Proto-Finnickooppapit

via Finnish palkka

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