Where does “kiskuri” come from?

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

kiskuri (Finnish): One who charges an excessive price, rent or...

Definitions

  1. One who charges an excessive price, rent or...

Ancestry of “kiskuri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kiskuri

Every word from Proto-Finnic kiskoidakEvery word from Finnish kiskoa