Where does “tilikausi” come from?

tilikausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tili, from Old Saxon thili, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

tilikausi (Finnish): accounting period the period with reference to which accounting books of an entity are prepared; usually synonymous to fiscal year

Definitions

  1. accounting period the period with reference to which accounting books of an entity are prepared; usually synonymous to fiscal year

Ancestry of “tilikausi”, step by step

tilikausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiliaccount
2Old Saxonthili—
3Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Finnish kausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
2Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
3Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Old Saxon thili →