Where does “nostokurki” come from?
nostokurki (Finnish) comes from Finnish nosto, from Finnish nostaa, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
nostokurki (Finnish): crane, especially a tower crane or derrick
Definitions
- crane, especially a tower crane or derrick
Ancestry of “nostokurki”, step by step
nostokurki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nosto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nosto | lift; raise; cash withdrawal |
| 2 | Finnish | nostaa | to lift, raise, elevate; to hoist; to push up |
| 3 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |