Where does “koillismyrsky” come from?

koillismyrsky (Finnish) comes from Finnish koillinen, from Finnish koi, from Japanese 鯉, from Old Japanese こい.

koillismyrsky (Finnish): northeasterly storm

Definitions

  1. northeasterly storm

Ancestry of “koillismyrsky”, step by step

koillismyrsky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koillinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoillinennortheast; northeastern
2Finnishkoishort form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella,...
3Japanese鯉carp, specifically, the common carp
4Old Japaneseこい—

via Finnish myrsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrskystorm
2Finnishmyristäto rumble, thunder, bellow
Every word from Old Japanese こい →Every word from Japanese 鯉 →Every word from Finnish koi →