Where does “jasakki” come from?

jasakki (Finnish) comes from Russian ясак, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

jasakki (Finnish): yasak in-kind tribute in Imperial Russia exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia

Definitions

  1. yasak in-kind tribute in Imperial Russia exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia

Ancestry of “jasakki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianясакyasak; conventional sign, signal
2Turkicunknown—
3Persianپلنگpanther; leopard
Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →Every word from Russian ясак →