Where does “salakapakoitsija” come from?

salakapakoitsija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapakoitsija, from Finnish kapakka, from Russian каба́к, from Low German Kabacke — hut, hovel.

salakapakoitsija (Finnish): speakeasy owner

Definitions

  1. speakeasy owner

Ancestry of “salakapakoitsija”, step by step

salakapakoitsija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kapakoitsija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapakoitsijabarkeeper, innkeeper
2Finnishkapakkapub, bar, tavern, inn
3Russianкаба́кtavern, pub, bar
4Low 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 →