Where does “maanpetos” come from?
maanpetos (Finnish) comes from Finnish petos, from Finnish pettää, from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.
maanpetos (Finnish): treason, treachery
Ancestry of “maanpetos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | petos | betrayal, treachery, treason; fraud |
| 2 | Finnish | pettää | to cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pettädäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | spenˀstei | — |