Where does “väljapressimine” come from?

väljapressimine (Estonian) comes from Estonian välja, from Estonian väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

väljapressimine (Estonian): blackmail

Definitions

  1. blackmail

Ancestry of “väljapressimine”, step by step

väljapressimine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian välja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianväljagenitive singular of väli; partitive singular of...
2Estonianvälifield, area
3Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Estonian pressimine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpressimine—
Every word from Proto-Finnic välji →Every word from Estonian väli →Every word from Estonian välja →