Where does “palkkanauha” come from?

palkkanauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauha, from Proto-Finnic nauha — ribbon, band.

palkkanauha (Finnish): payslip

Definitions

  1. payslip

Ancestry of “palkkanauha”, step by step

palkkanauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band

via Finnish palkka

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