Where does “petturuus” come from?

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

petturuus (Finnish): traitorship

Definitions

  1. traitorship

Ancestry of “petturuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetturitraitor
2Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
3Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
4Proto-Balticspenˀstei—
Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →Every word from Proto-Finnic pettädäk →Every word from Finnish pettää →