Where does “pakko” come from?

pakko (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic pakko — block of wood.

pakko (Finnish): obligation, force, necessity, compulsion;...

Definitions

  1. obligation, force, necessity, compulsion;...

Ancestry of “pakko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpakkoblock of wood

Words derived from “pakko

Every word from Proto-Finnic pakko