Where does “pikasakko” come from?

pikasakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish pika-, from Proto-Finnic pika, from Proto-Germanic fikaz.

pikasakko (Finnish): a fine given directly by the police without any judicial process

Definitions

  1. a fine given directly by the police without any judicial process

Ancestry of “pikasakko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpika-quick, fast, express, instant; summary
2Proto-Finnicpikaquick, speedy
3Proto-Germanicfikaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic fikaz →Every word from Finnish pika- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pika →