Where does “pohjapalkka” come from?

pohjapalkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohjapalkka (Finnish): base wage, base salary such as minimum of what is considered acceptable

Definitions

  1. base wage, base salary such as minimum of what is considered acceptable

Ancestry of “pohjapalkka”, step by step

pohjapalkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →