Where does “kurinpalautus” come from?

kurinpalautus (Finnish) comes from Finnish palautus, from Finnish palauttaa, from Finnish mieli, from Proto-Finnic meeli, from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle.

kurinpalautus (Finnish): crackdown

Definitions

  1. crackdown

Ancestry of “kurinpalautus”, step by step

kurinpalautus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palautus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalautusrefund; return
2Finnishpalauttaato return; to return, restore, revert
3Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
4Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
5Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—

via Finnish kuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuridiscipline; Short for kuritushuone; canyon
2Finnishkurugorge, gulch, ravine, flume; canyon; kuru
3EnglishkuruA chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous...
4SanskritकुरुName of a people of India and of their country;...
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