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
- squirming
Ancestry of “koukertelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koukerrella | to squirm |
| 2 | Finnish | koukertaa | to hook, make hooked |
| 3 | Finnish | koukku | hook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | koukku | hook, hook-shaped tool |