palkoista

Palkoista is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun palkka, meaning salary. In grammar terms, elative denotes origin or starting point, so palkoista translates roughly to “from the salaries” or “of the salaries,” depending on the construction. It is commonly used when discussing salary-related topics in relation to other elements such as costs or data.

In practical use, palkoista appears in contexts concerning finances, statistics, and taxation. For example: Henkilöstökustannuksista suurin osa muodostuu palkoista, meaning that the largest part of personnel costs comes from salaries. Palkoista peritään veroja ja sosiaaliturvamaksuja, indicating that taxes and social security contributions are levied on salaries. Another frequent usage is to refer to data or information derived from salaries, as in tilasto palkoista kerätyistä tiedoista.

Palkoista is one of several inflected forms of palkka. The genitive plural of palkka is palkkojen, while palkoista is the elative plural. Common related forms include palkka (singular nominative), palkan (singular genitive), palkat (plural nominative), and palkkojen (plural genitive). Awareness of these forms helps in understanding how Finnish expresses source, origin, or basis in salary-related statements.

See also: palkka, palkat, palkkojen, elatiivi, Finnish grammar.