Where does “jalkakyykky” come from?

jalkakyykky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyykky, from Finnish kukku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

jalkakyykky (Finnish): squat specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders

Definitions

  1. squat specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders

Ancestry of “jalkakyykky”, step by step

jalkakyykky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyykky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyykkysquat, bended position
2Finnishkukkuheap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
4Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuSEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuhEvery word from Finnish kukku