Where does “kouraantuntuva” come from?
kouraantuntuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish koura, from Proto-Finnic kopra — hollow of the hand.
Ancestry of “kouraantuntuva”, step by step
kouraantuntuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koura | fist; grapple, grab |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kopra | hollow of the hand |
via Finnish tuntuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuntuva | Present active participle of tuntua; considerable |