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
Ancestry of “olla pakko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | olla | to be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oldak | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wole- | to be, become; be, will be |