Where does “yötaksa” come from?

yötaksa (Finnish) comes from Finnish taksa, from Swedish taxa, from Middle Low German tax, from Old French taxe, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.

yötaksa (Finnish): night rate, night price, night charge

Definitions

  1. night rate, night price, night charge

Ancestry of “yötaksa”, step by step

yötaksa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaksafee
2Swedishtaxa—
3Middle Low Germantax—
4Old Frenchtaxe—
5Latintaxasecond-person singular present active imperative...
6Latintaxāre—
7LatinTaxusyew
8Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
9Spanish-scopio-scope
10Latin-scopium—
11Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
12Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
13Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
14Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai →Every word from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek σκοπός →