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Where does “kouru” come from?

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

kouru (Finnish): chute, gutter

Definitions

  1. chute, gutter

Ancestry of “kouru”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kouru”

  • sadevesikouru
  • uittokouru
  • valukouru
Every word from Proto-Finnic kopra →