Where does “samapalkkaisuus” come from?
samapalkkaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish samapalkkainen, from Finnish sama, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
samapalkkaisuus (Finnish): equal pay for equal work, equal pay concept of labor rights that individuals in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work
Definitions
- equal pay for equal work, equal pay concept of labor rights that individuals in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work
Ancestry of “samapalkkaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | samapalkkainen | that has the same pay/salary |
| 2 | Finnish | sama | same |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |