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Where does “urakkapalkka” come from?

urakkapalkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish urakka, from Russian уро́к, from Old East Slavic урокъ, from Proto-Slavic urokъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъ, from Proto-Indo-European -om, from Proto-Indo-European -o-.

urakkapalkka (Finnish): piece rate; piecework pay; contract pay

Definitions

  1. piece rate; piecework pay; contract pay

Ancestry of “urakkapalkka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurakkacontract; arduous work; piece work
2Russianуро́кsickness caused by the evil eye, hex {{i|archaic...
3Old East Slavicурокъagreement, condition
4Proto-Slavicurokъverbal agreement, contract; evil eye, curse,...
5Proto-Slavic-ъ*poteťi → *potokъ; *teťi → *tokъ; *gňiti →...
6Proto-Indo-European-om—
7Proto-Indo-European-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -o- →