Where does “kourukirves” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kourukirves”, step by step

kourukirves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kouru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkouruchute, gutter
2Finnishkourafist; grapple, grab
3Proto-Finnickoprahollow of the hand

via Finnish kirves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvesaxe
2Proto-Finnickirvesaxe
Every word from Proto-Finnic kopra →Every word from Finnish koura →Every word from Finnish kouru →