Where does “nurinkurisesti” come from?
nurinkurisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish nurinkurinen, from Finnish kuri, from Finnish kuru, from English kuru, from Sanskrit कुरु — Name of a people of India and of their country;...
nurinkurisesti (Finnish): in a topsy-turvy way
Definitions
- in a topsy-turvy way
Ancestry of “nurinkurisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nurinkurinen | topsy-turvy backwards or upside-down |
| 2 | Finnish | kuri | discipline; Short for kuritushuone; canyon |
| 3 | Finnish | kuru | gorge, gulch, ravine, flume; canyon; kuru |
| 4 | English | kuru | A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कुरु | Name of a people of India and of their country;... |