Where does “kurjistus” come from?

kurjistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurjistaa, from Finnish kurja, from Proto-Finnic kurja — evil, bad.

kurjistus (Finnish): immiserization, immiseration

Definitions

  1. immiserization, immiseration

Ancestry of “kurjistus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurjistaato make poorer, more miserable
2Finnishkurjapoor; miserable; wretched
3Proto-Finnickurjaevil, bad
Every word from Proto-Finnic kurja →Every word from Finnish kurja →Every word from Finnish kurjistaa →