Where does “pakkoruotsi” come from?

pakkoruotsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

pakkoruotsi (Finnish): The obligatory Swedish language taught in Finnish...

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Ancestry of “pakkoruotsi”, step by step

pakkoruotsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruotsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishruotsiSwedish
2Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
3Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
4Old Norseróðrrowing
5Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Finnish pakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkoobligation, force, necessity, compulsion;...
2Proto-Finnicpakkoblock of wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁-Every word from Old Swedish roþs-Every word from Proto-Finnic *roocci
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