Where does “jäykkäkouristus” come from?
jäykkäkouristus (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäykkä, from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jäykkäkouristus (Finnish): tetanus, lockjaw
Ancestry of “jäykkäkouristus”, step by step
jäykkäkouristus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jäykkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäykkä | stiff, rigid |
| 2 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |
via Finnish kouristus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kouristus | convulsion; spasm; throe |
| 2 | Finnish | kouristaa | To grasp, clasp; To convulse, spasm |
| 3 | Finnish | koura | fist; grapple, grab |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kopra | hollow of the hand |
Words derived from “jäykkäkouristus”