Where does “verokannustin” come from?

verokannustin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kannustin, from Finnish kannustaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

verokannustin (Finnish): tax incentive

Definitions

  1. tax incentive

Ancestry of “verokannustin”, step by step

verokannustin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kannustin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkannustinincentive; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnishkannustaato encourage, support; to cheer
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka