Where does “pesänkavallus” come from?

pesänkavallus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pesä, from Proto-Finnic pesä, from Proto-Uralic pesä — nest.

pesänkavallus (Finnish): embezzlement in a trusted relationship, such as between spouses, by children of parents or in an estate

Definitions

  1. embezzlement in a trusted relationship, such as between spouses, by children of parents or in an estate

Ancestry of “pesänkavallus”, step by step

pesänkavallus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pesä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpesänest; den; hive
2Proto-Finnicpesänest
3Proto-Uralicpesänest

via Finnish kavallus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkavallusembezzlement the crime of misappropriating property entrusted to one
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Uralic pesä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pesä →Every word from Finnish pesä →