Where does “vankeusrangaistus” come from?
vankeusrangaistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rangaistus, from Finnish rangaista, from Finnish ranka, from Proto-Finnic ranka.
vankeusrangaistus (Finnish): A prison sentence
Definitions
- A prison sentence
Ancestry of “vankeusrangaistus”, step by step
vankeusrangaistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rangaistus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rangaistus | punishment; penalty; comeuppance |
| 2 | Finnish | rangaista | To punish, penalise/penalize, mete out a... |
| 3 | Finnish | ranka | pole; stalk; spine |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ranka | — |