Where does “tuntipalkkio” come from?

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

tuntipalkkio (Finnish): hourly rate, hourly wage

Definitions

  1. hourly rate, hourly wage

Ancestry of “tuntipalkkio”, step by step

tuntipalkkio 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 tunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntihour; lesson, class
2Old Swedishstund—
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish palkkio →