Where does “kämmensyrjäisku” come from?

kämmensyrjäisku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kämmensyrjä, from Finnish kämmen, from Dutch kammen, from Dutch kam, from Middle Dutch kamp.

kämmensyrjäisku (Finnish): strike with the edge of one's hand, knifehand strike

Definitions

  1. strike with the edge of one's hand, knifehand strike

Ancestry of “kämmensyrjäisku”, step by step

kämmensyrjäisku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kämmensyrjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkämmensyrjäthe edge of the palm (of the hand)
2Finnishkämmenpalm
3Dutchkammento comb; to use any other comb, even mechanically
4DutchkamA comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,...
5Middle Dutchkamp—

via Finnish isku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskuhit, blow; impact; attentat, attack, strike, raid
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Middle Dutch kamp →