Where does “kravattipakko” come from?

kravattipakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kravatti, from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

kravattipakko (Finnish): The obligation to wear a tie e.g. in order to be...

Definitions

  1. The obligation to wear a tie e.g. in order to be...

Ancestry of “kravattipakko”, step by step

kravattipakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kravatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkravattiA tie
2FrenchCravateCroat
3Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat

via Finnish pakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkoobligation, force, necessity, compulsion;...
2Proto-Finnicpakkoblock of wood
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt →Every word from French Cravate →
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