Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “rahapalkkio” come from? rahapalkkio (Finnish) comes from Finnish raha, from Proto-Finnic raha, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
rahapalkkio (Finnish): financial reward, monetary reward
Definitions financial reward, monetary reward Ancestry of “rahapalkkio”, step by step rahapalkkio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish raha Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish raha money; money, cash; money, wealth 2 Proto-Finnic raha squirrel pelt; money 3 Proto-Germanic skrahō dry animal skin 4 Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- to cut off; to turn, bend 5 Proto-Indo-European sek- to cut, cut off, sever
via Finnish palkkio Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish palkkio reward, bounty; fee, honorarium 2 Finnish -iö Front vowel variant of -io 3 Spanish -ijo indicating a diminutive or despective quality 4 Proto-Bantu ì- Class 5 noun prefix