Where does “kiskurihinta” come from?
kiskurihinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hinta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *hinta, from Proto-Baltic śímta.
kiskurihinta (Finnish): rip-off unfair price or rate
Definitions
- rip-off unfair price or rate
Ancestry of “kiskurihinta”, step by step
kiskurihinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hinta | price |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *hinta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | śímta | — |
via Finnish kiskuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiskuri | One who charges an excessive price, rent or... |
| 2 | Finnish | kiskoa | to pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kiskoidak | to pull, to wrench, to tear |