Where does “petturi” come from?

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

petturi (Finnish): traitor

Definitions

  1. traitor

Ancestry of “petturi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “petturi”

Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →Every word from Proto-Finnic pettädäk →Every word from Finnish pettää →