Where does “siirtopakko” come from?
siirtopakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.
siirtopakko (Finnish): zugzwang
Ancestry of “siirtopakko”, step by step
siirtopakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siirto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siirto | move, shift, transport; transfer |
| 2 | Finnish | siirtää | to move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | siirtädäk | to move, to transfer |
via Finnish pakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakko | obligation, force, necessity, compulsion;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pakko | block of wood |