Where does “vaivanpalkka” come from?

vaivanpalkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaiva, from Proto-Finnic vaiva, from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

vaivanpalkka (Finnish): something earned in return for one's trouble or effort

Definitions

  1. something earned in return for one's trouble or effort

Ancestry of “vaivanpalkka”, step by step

vaivanpalkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaivabother, inconvenience; ailment
2Proto-Finnicvaivabother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment
3Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiwô →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaiva →
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