Where does “raippavero” come from?

raippavero (Finnish) comes from Finnish raippa, from Proto-Finnic raippa, from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.

raippavero (Finnish): unfair tax paid by workers or pensioners

Definitions

  1. unfair tax paid by workers or pensioners

Ancestry of “raippavero”, step by step

raippavero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraippacrop
2Proto-Finnicraippashort whip, riding crop
3Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raipaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic raippa →