Where does “uhkasakko” come from?

uhkasakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish uhka, from Proto-Finnic uhka.

uhkasakko (Finnish): penalty payment

Definitions

  1. penalty payment

Ancestry of “uhkasakko”, step by step

uhkasakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuhkathreat; threat, risk
2Proto-Finnicuhka—

via Finnish sakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsakkofine, penalty
Every word from Proto-Finnic uhka →Every word from Finnish uhka →
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