Where does “kiskoja” come from?

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

kiskoja (Finnish): one who tugs, wrenches or pulls

Definitions

  1. one who tugs, wrenches or pulls

Ancestry of “kiskoja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
2Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear

Words derived from “kiskoja”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kiskoidak →Every word from Finnish kiskoa →