Where does “tuplahinta” come from?

tuplahinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hinta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *hinta, from Proto-Baltic śímta.

tuplahinta (Finnish): double price, doubled price

Definitions

  1. double price, doubled price

Ancestry of “tuplahinta”, step by step

tuplahinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhintaprice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*hinta—
3Proto-Balticśímta—

via Finnish tupla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupladouble
2Swedishdubbladouble down
Every word from Proto-Baltic śímta →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *hinta →Every word from Finnish hinta →
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