Where does “taksimaksu” come from?

taksimaksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish taksi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

taksimaksu (Finnish): taxi fare, cab fare

Definitions

taxi fare, cab fare

Ancestry of “taksimaksu”, step by step

taksimaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taksi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	taksi	taxi
2	English	taxi	A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
3	English	taximeter cab	—
4	English	taximeter	A device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
5	French	taximètre	taximeter
6	French	taxamètre	—

via Finnish maksu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	maksu	fee; payment
2	Finnish	maksaa	to cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
3	Proto-Finnic	maksadak	to cost; to pay
4	Proto-Finno-Permic	maksa-	—

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