Where does “palkkaorja” come from?

palkkaorja (Finnish) comes from Finnish orja, from Proto-Finnic orja, from Proto-Finno-Permic orja.

palkkaorja (Finnish): wage slave

Definitions

  1. wage slave

Ancestry of “palkkaorja”, step by step

palkkaorja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish orja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorjaslave
2Proto-Finnicorjaslave; servant
3Proto-Finno-Permicorja—

via Finnish palkka

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