Where does “pakkosiirto” come from?

pakkosiirto (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.

pakkosiirto (Finnish): forced displacement, forced migration, forced relocation

Definitions

  1. forced displacement, forced migration, forced relocation

Ancestry of “pakkosiirto”, step by step

pakkosiirto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtomove, shift, transport; transfer
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer

via Finnish pakko

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