Where does “uhkauskirje” come from?

uhkauskirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish uhkaus, from Finnish uhata, from Finnish uhka, from Proto-Finnic uhka.

uhkauskirje (Finnish): threatening letter

Definitions

  1. threatening letter

Ancestry of “uhkauskirje”, step by step

uhkauskirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uhkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuhkausthreat
2Finnishuhatato threaten menace, be dangerous (to)
3Finnishuhkathreat; threat, risk
4Proto-Finnicuhka—

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic uhka →Every word from Finnish uhka →Every word from Finnish uhata →