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Where does “veroleikkaus” come from?

veroleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkaus, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

veroleikkaus (Finnish): tax cut

Definitions

  1. tax cut

Ancestry of “veroleikkaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkauscut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →