Where does “piruntusina” come from?

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

piruntusina (Finnish): baker's dozen

Definitions

  1. baker's dozen

Ancestry of “piruntusina”, step by step

piruntusina 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 tusina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtusinadozen
2SwedishdussinA dozen
Every word from Proto-Finnic perkeleh →Every word from Finnish perkele →Every word from Finnish piru →