Where does “moukarikaari” come from?

moukarikaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaari, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

moukarikaari (Finnish): The arc along which a hammer travels through the air when thrown, compare keihäskaari

Definitions

  1. The arc along which a hammer travels through the air when thrown, compare keihäskaari

Ancestry of “moukarikaari”, step by step

moukarikaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish moukari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoukarimaul; A hammer
2Swedishmåkarehammer
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Finnish kaari →