Where does “vakuusmaksu” come from?

vakuusmaksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish maksu, from Finnish maksaa, from Proto-Finnic maksadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa-.

vakuusmaksu (Finnish): security deposit (fee, payment)

Definitions

  1. security deposit (fee, payment)

Ancestry of “vakuusmaksu”, step by step

vakuusmaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksufee; payment
2Finnishmaksaato cost; to pay; to pay back, repay
3Proto-Finnicmaksadakto cost; to pay
4Proto-Finno-Permicmaksa-—

via Finnish vakuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakuussecurity, collateral
2Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic maksa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic maksadak →Every word from Finnish maksaa →