Where does “trokaus” come from?

trokaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish trokata, from Serbo-Croatian traka, from French troquer, from Old French troquer.

trokaus (Finnish): bootlegging

Definitions

  1. bootlegging

Ancestry of “trokaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtrokatato deal, to bootleg, to fence especially of alcohol
2Serbo-Croatiantrakastrip, ribbon
3Frenchtroquerto barter
4Old Frenchtroquer—
Every word from Old French troquer →Every word from French troquer →Every word from Serbo-Croatian traka →