Where does “palkkataulukko” come from?

palkkataulukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish taulukko, from Finnish taulu, from Swedish tavla, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

palkkataulukko (Finnish): pay grid, salary grid, wage grid; pay table, salary table, wage table

Definitions

  1. pay grid, salary grid, wage grid; pay table, salary table, wage table

Ancestry of “palkkataulukko”, step by step

palkkataulukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taulukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaulukkotable, matrix, grid; array
2Finnishtaulupainting; picture, print etc., especially a...
3Swedishtavlaa painting; piece of painted canvas; a picture...
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Swedish tavla →