Where does “veronpidätys” come from?

veronpidätys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidätys, from Finnish pidättää, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

veronpidätys (Finnish): retention of a tax, withholding of a tax

Definitions

  1. retention of a tax, withholding of a tax

Ancestry of “veronpidätys”, step by step

veronpidätys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pidätys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpidätysarrest, seizure; detention; suspension
2Finnishpidättääto hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to...
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →