Where does “rankaisukeino” come from?

rankaisukeino (Finnish) comes from Finnish rankaisu, from Finnish rangaista, from Finnish ranka, from Proto-Finnic ranka.

rankaisukeino (Finnish): means of punishment

Definitions

  1. means of punishment

Ancestry of “rankaisukeino”, step by step

rankaisukeino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rankaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrankaisupunishment
2FinnishrangaistaTo punish, penalise/penalize, mete out a...
3Finnishrankapole; stalk; spine
4Proto-Finnicranka—

via Finnish keino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeinomeans, way, vehicle; trick; "as modifier in a...
2Proto-Samickeajnōway, road; method, means
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