Where does “pakkokeino” come from?

pakkokeino (Finnish) comes from Finnish keino, from Proto-Samic keajnō — way, road; method, means.

pakkokeino (Finnish): coercion actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person

Definitions

  1. coercion actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person

Ancestry of “pakkokeino”, step by step

pakkokeino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeinomeans, way, vehicle; trick; "as modifier in a...
2Proto-Samickeajnōway, road; method, means

via Finnish pakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkoobligation, force, necessity, compulsion;...
2Proto-Finnicpakkoblock of wood

Words derived from “pakkokeino”

Every word from Proto-Samic keajnō →Every word from Finnish keino →