Where does “koukistusliike” come from?

koukistusliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish liike, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.

koukistusliike (Finnish): bending motion, bending movement, flexion

Definitions

  1. bending motion, bending movement, flexion

Ancestry of “koukistusliike”, step by step

koukistusliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—

via Finnish koukistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoukistusbending, crooking
2FinnishkoukistaaTo bend, crook
3Finnishkoukkuhook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and...
4Proto-Finnickoukkuhook, hook-shaped tool
Every word from Proto-Uralic likke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic likudak →Every word from Finnish liikkua →