Where does “reaalipalkka” come from?

reaalipalkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish palkka, from Proto-Finnic palkka — pay, salary, reward.

reaalipalkka (Finnish): real income

Definitions

  1. real income

Ancestry of “reaalipalkka”, step by step

reaalipalkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palkka

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

via Finnish reaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishreaaliShort for reaalikoe
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