Where does “kiroilupurkki” come from?
kiroilupurkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiroilu, from Finnish kiroilla, from Finnish kirota, from Proto-Finnic kirot'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kira-.
kiroilupurkki (Finnish): swear jar
Ancestry of “kiroilupurkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kiroilu | swearing |
| 2 | Finnish | kiroilla | To swear, curse, damn |
| 3 | Finnish | kirota | To curse, swear, damn; To curse someone, cast a... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kirot'ak | to curse, to swear |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kira- | — |