Where does “pikatuomioistuin” come from?
pikatuomioistuin (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuomioistuin, from Finnish tuomio, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
pikatuomioistuin (Finnish): kangaroo court
Definitions
- kangaroo court
Ancestry of “pikatuomioistuin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuomioistuin | court of law, court of justice, court |
| 2 | Finnish | tuomio | sentence, conviction, verdict; judgement; doom |
| 3 | Finnish | -io | Forms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |