Where does “olla pakko” come from?

olla pakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

olla pakko (Finnish): to have to, must

Definitions

  1. to have to, must

Ancestry of “olla pakko”, step by step

olla pakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
2Proto-Finnicoldakto be
3Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

via Finnish pakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkoobligation, force, necessity, compulsion;...
2Proto-Finnicpakkoblock of wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oldak →Every word from Finnish olla →