Where does “syytesopimus” come from?

syytesopimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopimus, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

syytesopimus (Finnish): plea bargain in some legal systems, an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one

Definitions

  1. plea bargain in some legal systems, an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one

Ancestry of “syytesopimus”, step by step

syytesopimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sopimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopimusagreement, arrangement, contract; treaty,...
2Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
3Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
4Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
5Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

via Finnish syyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsyyteAccusation, charge, indictment
2Finnishsyyttääto blame, blame (something) on, accuse
3Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
4Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
5Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopidak →