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Where does “kuolemanrangaistus” come from?

kuolemanrangaistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolema, from Proto-Finnic koolema, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kuolemanrangaistus (Finnish): A capital punishment, death penalty

Definitions

  1. A capital punishment, death penalty

Ancestry of “kuolemanrangaistus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
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