Where does “rankaisutapa” come from?

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

rankaisutapa (Finnish): method of punishment

Definitions

  1. method of punishment

Ancestry of “rankaisutapa”, step by step

rankaisutapa 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 tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Finnic ranka →Every word from Finnish ranka →Every word from Finnish rangaista →