Where does “kouristelu” come from?

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

kouristelu (Finnish): spasm, cramp, convulsion, judder repeated or continuous

Definitions

  1. spasm, cramp, convulsion, judder repeated or continuous

Ancestry of “kouristelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkouristellato convulse, judder
2FinnishkouristaaTo grasp, clasp; To convulse, spasm
3Finnishkourafist; grapple, grab
4Proto-Finnickoprahollow of the hand
Every word from Proto-Finnic kopra →Every word from Finnish koura →Every word from Finnish kouristaa →