Where does “salakapakointi” come from?

salakapakointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapakointi, from Finnish kapakoida, from Finnish kapakka, from Russian каба́к, from Low German Kabacke — hut, hovel.

salakapakointi (Finnish): the activity of having or maintaining a speakeasy

Definitions

  1. the activity of having or maintaining a speakeasy

Ancestry of “salakapakointi”, step by step

salakapakointi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kapakointi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapakointivisiting bars/pubs
2Finnishkapakoidato visit a pub or bar
3Finnishkapakkapub, bar, tavern, inn
4Russianкаба́кtavern, pub, bar
5Low GermanKabackehut, hovel

via Finnish sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaA secret
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Low German Kabacke →Every word from Russian каба́к →Every word from Finnish kapakka →