Where does “solmiopakko” come from?

solmiopakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish solmio, from Finnish solmia, from Finnish solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

solmiopakko (Finnish): requirement to wear a tie

Definitions

  1. requirement to wear a tie

Ancestry of “solmiopakko”, step by step

solmiopakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmionecktie, tie
2Finnishsolmiato tie, knot; to conclude
3Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
4Proto-Finnicsolmu—
5Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
6Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Finnish pakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkoobligation, force, necessity, compulsion;...
2Proto-Finnicpakkoblock of wood
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmi →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmu →