Where does “pirunnyrkki” come from?

pirunnyrkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish piru, from Finnish perkele, from Proto-Finnic perkeleh — evil spirit?.

pirunnyrkki (Finnish): burr puzzle

Definitions

  1. burr puzzle

Ancestry of “pirunnyrkki”, step by step

pirunnyrkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiruthe Devil; a devil; An intensifier; used in...
2FinnishperkeleThe Devil, Satan; also Perkele; devil; A swear...
3Proto-Finnicperkelehevil spirit?

via Finnish nyrkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyrkkifist
Every word from Proto-Finnic perkeleh →Every word from Finnish perkele →Every word from Finnish piru →