Where does “kouraisu” come from?

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

kouraisu (Finnish): grabbing, gripping

Definitions

  1. grabbing, gripping

Ancestry of “kouraisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkouraistato grab, to grip
2Finnishkourafist; grapple, grab
3Proto-Finnickoprahollow of the hand
Every word from Proto-Finnic kopra →Every word from Finnish koura →Every word from Finnish kouraista →