Where does “nyrkki-iskuri” come from?

nyrkki-iskuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish iskuri, from Finnish iskeä, from Proto-Finnic iskedäk — to hit, to strike; to attack.

nyrkki-iskuri (Finnish): chopper tool

Definitions

  1. chopper tool

Ancestry of “nyrkki-iskuri”, step by step

nyrkki-iskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iskuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskurifiring pin, striker; swipple; Short for...
2Finnishiskeäto strike, hit; to attack; to crack down
3Proto-Finniciskedäkto hit, to strike; to attack

via Finnish nyrkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyrkkifist
Every word from Proto-Finnic iskedäk →Every word from Finnish iskeä →Every word from Finnish iskuri →