Where does “kurjuus” come from?
kurjuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurja, from Proto-Finnic kurja.
kurjuus (Finnish): misery
Ancestry of “kurjuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurja | poor; miserable; wretched |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kurja | — |