Where does “maanpetosrikos” come from?

maanpetosrikos (Finnish) comes from Finnish maanpetos, from Finnish petos, from Finnish pettää, from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.

maanpetosrikos (Finnish): a crime against one's state or national security thereof, e.g. treason or unauthorized disclosure of classified information

Definitions

  1. a crime against one's state or national security thereof, e.g. treason or unauthorized disclosure of classified information

Ancestry of “maanpetosrikos”, step by step

maanpetosrikos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maanpetos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaanpetostreason, treachery
2Finnishpetosbetrayal, treachery, treason; fraud
3Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
4Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
5Proto-Balticspenˀstei—

via Finnish rikos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikoscrime, offence/offense, criminality; ~" a...
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →