Where does “kirjoituskouristus” come from?
kirjoituskouristus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kouristus, from Finnish kouristaa, from Finnish koura, from Proto-Finnic kopra — hollow of the hand.
kirjoituskouristus (Finnish): writer's cramp
Definitions
- writer's cramp
Ancestry of “kirjoituskouristus”, step by step
kirjoituskouristus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kouristus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kouristus | convulsion; spasm; throe |
| 2 | Finnish | kouristaa | To grasp, clasp; To convulse, spasm |
| 3 | Finnish | koura | fist; grapple, grab |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kopra | hollow of the hand |
via Finnish kirjoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjoitus | The act of writing; A scripture, writing; An... |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjoittaa | to write; to spell; to take an examination in |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoittadak | to embroider, to decorate with embroidery |