Where does “ruumiinrangaistus” come from?
ruumiinrangaistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rangaistus, from Finnish rangaista, from Finnish ranka, from Proto-Finnic ranka.
ruumiinrangaistus (Finnish): corporal punishment
Ancestry of “ruumiinrangaistus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | rangaistus | punishment; penalty; comeuppance |
| 2 | Finnish | rangaista | To punish, penalise/penalize, mete out a... |
| 3 | Finnish | ranka | pole; stalk; spine |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ranka | — |