Where does “kiristyskirje” come from?

kiristyskirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiristys, from Finnish kiristää, from Finnish kireä, from Proto-Finnic kiredä, from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ.

kiristyskirje (Finnish): blackmail letter, extortion letter

Definitions

  1. blackmail letter, extortion letter

Ancestry of “kiristyskirje”, step by step

kiristyskirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiristys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiristystightening; blackmail, extortion
2Finnishkiristääto tighten; to extort, blackmail; to gnash, grind
3Finnishkireätight, taut; tense
4Proto-Finnickiredähard, stiff
5Proto-Finno-Permickirɜ—

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiredä →Every word from Finnish kireä →