Where does “todistajanpalkkio” come from?

todistajanpalkkio (Finnish) comes from Finnish palkkio, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

todistajanpalkkio (Finnish): witness fee, witness expenses

Definitions

  1. witness fee, witness expenses

Ancestry of “todistajanpalkkio”, step by step

todistajanpalkkio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palkkio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkioreward, bounty; fee, honorarium
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish todistaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtodistajawitness
2FinnishtodistaaTo prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,...
3Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
4Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish palkkio →