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Where does “itsekuri” come from?

itsekuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuri, from Finnish kuru, from English kuru, from Sanskrit कुरु — Name of a people of India and of their country;...

itsekuri (Finnish): self-discipline, self-restraint

Definitions

  1. self-discipline, self-restraint

Ancestry of “itsekuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuridiscipline; Short for kuritushuone; canyon
2Finnishkurugorge, gulch, ravine, flume; canyon; kuru
3EnglishkuruA chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous...
4SanskritकुरुName of a people of India and of their country;...
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