Where does “maanpetturi” come from?

maanpetturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish petturi, from Finnish pettää, from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.

maanpetturi (Finnish): traitor (to one's country); a person who has committed treason

Definitions

  1. traitor (to one's country); a person who has committed treason

Ancestry of “maanpetturi”, step by step

maanpetturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish petturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetturitraitor
2Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
3Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
4Proto-Balticspenˀstei—

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →Every word from Proto-Finnic pettädäk →Every word from Finnish pettää →