Where does “petos” come from?

petos (Finnish) comes from Finnish pettää, from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.

petos (Finnish): betrayal, treachery, treason; fraud

Definitions

  1. betrayal, treachery, treason; fraud

Ancestry of “petos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
2Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
3Proto-Balticspenˀstei—

Words derived from “petos”

Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →