Where does “parisuhdeväkivalta” come from?

parisuhdeväkivalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish parisuhde, from Finnish pari, from Swedish par, from English peer, from English pee, from English piss, from Middle English pisse, from Middle English pissen — I piss.

parisuhdeväkivalta (Finnish): violence in intimate relationships, domestic violence, intimate partner violence

Definitions

  1. violence in intimate relationships, domestic violence, intimate partner violence

Ancestry of “parisuhdeväkivalta”, step by step

parisuhdeväkivalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish parisuhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishparisuhdeintimate relationship
2Finnishparicouple, pair; partner; battery cell
3Swedishpara pair, a couple; a couple, two people who are...
4EnglishpeerTo look with difficulty, or as if searching for...
5EnglishpeeUrine; To urinate; To drizzle
6EnglishpissUrine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic...
7Middle Englishpissepiss, urine; Alternative form of pissen
8Middle EnglishpissenTo piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To...
9Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
10Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
11LatinpissioI piss

via Finnish väkivalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishväkivaltaViolence
2Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
3Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
4Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Latin pissioEvery word from Vulgar Latin pissiareEvery word from Old French pissier