Where does “lihaskouristus” come from?
lihaskouristus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihas, from Finnish -s, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
lihaskouristus (Finnish): muscle spasm, muscle cramp
Definitions
- muscle spasm, muscle cramp
Ancestry of “lihaskouristus”, step by step
lihaskouristus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lihas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lihas | muscle |
| 2 | Finnish | -s | Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |
via Finnish kouristus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kouristus | convulsion; spasm; throe |
| 2 | Finnish | kouristaa | To grasp, clasp; To convulse, spasm |
| 3 | Finnish | koura | fist; grapple, grab |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kopra | hollow of the hand |