Where does “keripukki” come from?

keripukki (Finnish) comes from Swedish skörbjugg, from Old Swedish skørbiugh, from Old Norse skyrbjúgr — scurvy.

keripukki (Finnish): scurvy

Definitions

  1. scurvy

Ancestry of “keripukki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskörbjuggscurvy
2Old Swedishskørbiugh—
3Old Norseskyrbjúgrscurvy
Every word from Old Norse skyrbjúgr →Every word from Old Swedish skørbiugh →Every word from Swedish skörbjugg →