Where does “kiskaisu” come from?

kiskaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiskaista, from Finnish kiskoa, from Proto-Finnic kiskoidak — to pull, to wrench, to tear.

kiskaisu (Finnish): yank, tug, pull

Definitions

  1. yank, tug, pull

Ancestry of “kiskaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskaistato yank, tug, pluck, wrench once, suddenly
2Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
3Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear
Every word from Proto-Finnic kiskoidak →Every word from Finnish kiskoa →Every word from Finnish kiskaista →
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