Where does “sortotoimi” come from?

sortotoimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Toimi, from Finnish toimi, from Proto-Finnic toimi, from Proto-Finnic toodak, from Proto-Uralic toxe-, from Hungarian -ik — Specifies "which" one of a specific set of...

sortotoimi (Finnish): repressive act, (act of) repression; oppressive act, (act of) oppression

Definitions

  1. repressive act, (act of) repression; oppressive act, (act of) oppression

Ancestry of “sortotoimi”, step by step

sortotoimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Toimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishToimichore, task, job, duty
2Finnishtoimichore, task, job, duty; activities, business,...
3Proto-Finnictoimiwork, task, chore
4Proto-Finnictoodakto bring
5Proto-Uralictoxe-to bring, give
6Hungarian-ikSpecifies "which" one of a specific set of...

via Finnish sorto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsortooppression, persecution, repression; leeway
2Finnishsortaato trample; to oppress, persecute, tyrannize,...
3Proto-Finnicsortadakto tip over, make fall over or down
Every word from Hungarian -ik →Every word from Proto-Uralic toxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic toodak →