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

Definitions

  1. swear jar

Ancestry of “kiroilupurkki”, step by step

kiroilupurkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiroilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiroiluswearing
2FinnishkiroillaTo swear, curse, damn
3FinnishkirotaTo curse, swear, damn; To curse someone, cast a...
4Proto-Finnickirot'akto curse, to swear
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickira-—

via Finnish purkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkkican; jar; canister
2Swedishburkpot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with...
3Old Swedishbudhker—
4Old Norsebuðkr—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kira- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kirot'ak →Every word from Finnish kirota →