Where does “kämmensyrjälyönti” come from?
kämmensyrjälyönti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kämmensyrjä, from Finnish kämmen, from Dutch kammen, from Dutch kam, from Middle Dutch kamp.
kämmensyrjälyönti (Finnish): strike with the edge of one's hand, knifehand strike
Definitions
- strike with the edge of one's hand, knifehand strike
Ancestry of “kämmensyrjälyönti”, step by step
kämmensyrjälyönti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kämmensyrjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kämmensyrjä | the edge of the palm (of the hand) |
| 2 | Finnish | kämmen | palm |
| 3 | Dutch | kammen | to comb; to use any other comb, even mechanically |
| 4 | Dutch | kam | A comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | kamp | — |