Where does “kostopolitiikka” come from?

kostopolitiikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish politiikka, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

kostopolitiikka (Finnish): revanchism, revenge politics

Definitions

  1. revanchism, revenge politics

Ancestry of “kostopolitiikka”, step by step

kostopolitiikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish politiikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolitiikkapolitics; policy
2Swedishpolitikpolitics
3Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
4Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
5Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
6Proto-Hellenic-tāts
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Finnish kosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkostorevenge, vengeance
2Finnishkostaato avenge, revenge, take revenge, get back at (on); to retaliate (to)
3Proto-Finnickostadak? to turn, to turn back
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της