Where does “koukistus” come from?

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

koukistus (Finnish): bending, crooking

Definitions

  1. bending, crooking

Ancestry of “koukistus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “koukistus”

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