Where does “sorto” come from?
sorto (Finnish) comes from Finnish sortaa, from Proto-Finnic sortadak — to tip over, make fall over or down.
sorto (Finnish): oppression, persecution, repression; leeway
Definitions
- oppression, persecution, repression; leeway
Ancestry of “sorto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sortaa | to trample; to oppress, persecute, tyrannize,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sortadak | to tip over, make fall over or down |
Words derived from “sorto”