Where does “veropalkkalaitos” come from?

veropalkkalaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

veropalkkalaitos (Finnish): the taxation system associated with the allotment system in which taxes were used to fund the salary of an official

Definitions

  1. the taxation system associated with the allotment system in which taxes were used to fund the salary of an official

Ancestry of “veropalkkalaitos”, step by step

veropalkkalaitos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →