Where does “olkipuriste” come from?

olkipuriste (Finnish) comes from Finnish puriste, from Finnish puristaa, from Finnish purista — to make a quiet purring sound; to talk quietly or...

olkipuriste (Finnish): straw briquet

Definitions

  1. straw briquet

Ancestry of “olkipuriste”, step by step

olkipuriste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puriste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuristebriquet
2Finnishpuristaato press; to clasp, grasp, grip, squeeze, shake,...
3Finnishpuristato make a quiet purring sound; to talk quietly or...

via Finnish olki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholkistraw; thatch
2Proto-Finnicolkihay
Every word from Finnish purista →Every word from Finnish puristaa →Every word from Finnish puriste →