Where does “veropäivätyö” come from?

veropäivätyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivätyö, from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

veropäivätyö (Finnish): work done as a form of tax for the government

Definitions

  1. work done as a form of tax for the government

Ancestry of “veropäivätyö”, step by step

veropäivätyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päivätyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäivätyödaywork; day's work; Synonym of elämäntyö
2Finnishpäiväday; the sun
3Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
4Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
5Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →