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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

Definitions

  1. treason, treachery

Ancestry of “maanpetos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetosbetrayal, treachery, treason; fraud
2Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
3Proto-Finnicpettädäk—
4Proto-Balticspenˀstei—
Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →