Where does “kouruteräinen” come from?

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

kouruteräinen (Finnish): with a concave or chute-shaped blade

Definitions

  1. with a concave or chute-shaped blade

Ancestry of “kouruteräinen”, step by step

kouruteräinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kouru

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

via Finnish terä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge
Every word from Proto-Finnic kopra →Every word from Finnish koura →Every word from Finnish kouru →