Where does “kohokoukku” come from?

kohokoukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish koho-, from Finnish kohota, from Proto-Finnic kohot'ak — to rise, to go up.

kohokoukku (Finnish): uppercut

Definitions

  1. uppercut

Ancestry of “kohokoukku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoho-raised, elevated
2Finnishkohotato rise; to stand, tower over
3Proto-Finnickohot'akto rise, to go up
Every word from Proto-Finnic kohot'ak →Every word from Finnish koho- →Every word from Finnish kohota →