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

itsekuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuri

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;...

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Sanskrit कुरुEvery word from English kuruEvery word from Finnish kuru
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