pakko

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • obligation, force, necessity, compulsion
  • (olla, + first infinitive) Expresses obligation, can be translated into English as must, have to, be oblige
  • (in compounds) Expresses compulsion, use of force or influence of an external force.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *pakko.

Origin

Proto-Finnic

*pakko

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