Where does “palkkamaltti” come from?

palkkamaltti (Finnish) comes from Finnish maltti, from Finnish malttaa, from Proto-Finnic malttadak — to contain oneself, to have patience.

palkkamaltti (Finnish): wage moderation, wage restraint

Definitions

  1. wage moderation, wage restraint

Ancestry of “palkkamaltti”, step by step

palkkamaltti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maltti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmalttipatience; temper; in the expression "menettää...
2Finnishmalttaato have patience
3Proto-Finnicmalttadakto contain oneself, to have patience

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
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