Where does “tiepenger” come from?

tiepenger (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

Ancestry of “tiepenger”, step by step

tiepenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish penger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpengerembankment; bank; terrace
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →