Where does “koukkulyönti” come from?
koukkulyönti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyönti, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
koukkulyönti (Finnish): hook punch
Ancestry of “koukkulyönti”, step by step
koukkulyönti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lyönti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyönti | A hit |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish koukku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koukku | hook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koukku | hook, hook-shaped tool |