Where does “pelotuskeino” come from?
pelotuskeino (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelotus, from Finnish pelottaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
pelotuskeino (Finnish): deterrent, means of deterrence, means of intimidation
Definitions
- deterrent, means of deterrence, means of intimidation
Ancestry of “pelotuskeino”, step by step
pelotuskeino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pelotus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pelotus | frightening, intimidation |
| 2 | Finnish | pelottaa | to be afraid, to be scared; to frighten, to be... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish keino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keino | means, way, vehicle; trick; "as modifier in a... |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | keajnō | way, road; method, means |