Where does “kurinpito” come from?

kurinpito (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuri, from Finnish kuru, from English kuru, from Sanskrit कुरु — Name of a people of India and of their country;...

kurinpito (Finnish): discipline systematic method of obtaining obedience

Definitions

  1. discipline systematic method of obtaining obedience

Ancestry of “kurinpito”, step by step

kurinpito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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;...

via Finnish pito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-

Words derived from “kurinpito

Every word from Sanskrit कुरुEvery word from English kuruEvery word from Finnish kuru
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