Where does “moukarikilpailu” come from?

moukarikilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpailu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

moukarikilpailu (Finnish): hammer throw competition

Definitions

  1. hammer throw competition

Ancestry of “moukarikilpailu”, step by step

moukarikilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilpailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailucontest, competition, race; competition; rivalry
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish moukari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoukarimaul; A hammer
2Swedishmåkarehammer
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kilpailu →