Where does “koukertelu” come from?

koukertelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish koukerrella, from Finnish koukertaa, from Finnish koukku, from Proto-Finnic koukku — hook, hook-shaped tool.

koukertelu (Finnish): squirming

Definitions

  1. squirming

Ancestry of “koukertelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoukerrellato squirm
2Finnishkoukertaato hook, make hooked
3Finnishkoukkuhook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and...
4Proto-Finnickoukkuhook, hook-shaped tool
Every word from Proto-Finnic koukkuEvery word from Finnish koukkuEvery word from Finnish koukertaa