Where does “kouraista” come from?

kouraista (Finnish) comes from Finnish koura, from Proto-Finnic kopra — hollow of the hand.

kouraista (Finnish): to grab, to grip

Definitions

  1. to grab, to grip

Ancestry of “kouraista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkourafist; grapple, grab
2Proto-Finnickoprahollow of the hand

Words derived from “kouraista”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kopra →Every word from Finnish koura →