Where does “myrskyfokka” come from?

myrskyfokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrsky, from Finnish myristä — to rumble, thunder, bellow.

myrskyfokka (Finnish): A storm jib

Definitions

  1. A storm jib

Ancestry of “myrskyfokka”, step by step

myrskyfokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myrsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrskystorm
2Finnishmyristäto rumble, thunder, bellow

via Finnish fokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfokkajib
2Swedishfockjib
Every word from Finnish myristä →Every word from Finnish myrsky →