Where does “hikijumppa” come from?

hikijumppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish jumppa, from Swedish gympa — gymnastic exercises; physical education; "short...

hikijumppa (Finnish): a (hard) gymnastic exercise

Definitions

  1. a (hard) gymnastic exercise

Ancestry of “hikijumppa”, step by step

hikijumppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jumppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjumppagymnastics
2Swedishgympagymnastic exercises; physical education; "short...

via Finnish hiki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhikisweat, perspiration
2Proto-Finnichikisweat, perspiration
Every word from Swedish gympa →Every word from Finnish jumppa →