Where does “joukkoahdistelu” come from?

joukkoahdistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahdistelu, from Finnish ahdistella, from Finnish ahdistaa, from Finnish ahdas, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

joukkoahdistelu (Finnish): gang (sexual) assault

Definitions

  1. gang (sexual) assault

Ancestry of “joukkoahdistelu”, step by step

joukkoahdistelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahdistelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahdisteluharassment
2FinnishahdistellaTo harass; To molest
3FinnishahdistaaTo distress, bother; To harass, pester, badger;...
4Finnishahdastight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive
5Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
6Proto-Balticanśtas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →