Where does “kouristus” come from?

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

kouristus (Finnish): convulsion; spasm; throe

Definitions

  1. convulsion; spasm; throe

Ancestry of “kouristus”, step by step

kouristus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kouristaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkouristaaTo grasp, clasp; To convulse, spasm
2Finnishkourafist; grapple, grab
3Proto-Finnickoprahollow of the hand

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “kouristus”

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