Where does “nyrkinkokoinen” come from?

nyrkinkokoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokoinen, from Finnish koko, from Proto-Finnic koko — whole, entire, all.

nyrkinkokoinen (Finnish): fist-sized

Definitions

  1. fist-sized

Ancestry of “nyrkinkokoinen”, step by step

nyrkinkokoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokoinensized, of the size
2Finnishkokowhole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap
3Proto-Finnickokowhole, entire, all

via Finnish nyrkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyrkkifist
Every word from Proto-Finnic koko →Every word from Finnish koko →Every word from Finnish kokoinen →