Where does “koukistua” come from?

koukistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish koukistaa, from Finnish koukku, from Proto-Finnic koukku — hook, hook-shaped tool.

koukistua (Finnish): To bend, crook

Definitions

  1. To bend, crook

Ancestry of “koukistua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkoukistaaTo bend, crook
2Finnishkoukkuhook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and...
3Proto-Finnickoukkuhook, hook-shaped tool

Words derived from “koukistua”

Every word from Proto-Finnic koukku →Every word from Finnish koukku →Every word from Finnish koukistaa →
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