Where does “tullitarkastus” come from?

tullitarkastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulli, from Swedish tull, from Proto-Germanic tullō, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι — price.

tullitarkastus (Finnish): customs control, customs inspection

Definitions

  1. customs control, customs inspection

Ancestry of “tullitarkastus”, step by step

tullitarkastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtullicustoms; toll
2Swedishtulltoll; customs; custom house
3Proto-Germanictullōwhat is counted or told
4Latintoloneum
5Latinteloneumtoll booth; custom house
6Ancient Greekτελώνιονtoll-house
7Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
8Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
9Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

via Finnish tarkastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkastusexamination, inspection, supervision, survey
2Finnishtarkastaato check, inspect
3Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
4Swedishstärkstrong
5Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
6Old Norsesterkrstrong
7Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
8Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wesno-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wosno-Every word from Ancient Greek ὦνος