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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

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