Where does “pakkovärvätä” come from?
pakkovärvätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish värvätä, from Swedish värva, from Old Swedish hværva, from Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic hwarbijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
pakkovärvätä (Finnish): to pressgang, force conscript
Definitions
- to pressgang, force conscript
Ancestry of “pakkovärvätä”, step by step
pakkovärvätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish värvätä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värvätä | To recruit; To enroll, enlist |
| 2 | Swedish | värva | to enlist |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hværva | to turn; to disappear |
| 4 | Old Norse | hverfa | to have a circular or rotary motion; turn around;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwarbijaną | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |