Where does “piruparka” come from?
piruparka (Finnish) comes from Finnish parka, from English parka, from Aleut parka, from Russian па́рка — steaming.
piruparka (Finnish): poor devil
Ancestry of “piruparka”, step by step
piruparka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish parka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parka | poor, someone pitiful; parka |
| 2 | English | parka | A long jacket with a hood which protects the... |
| 3 | Aleut | parka | parka, coat |
| 4 | Russian | па́рка | steaming |
via Finnish piru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piru | the Devil; a devil; An intensifier; used in... |
| 2 | Finnish | perkele | The Devil, Satan; also Perkele; devil; A swear... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | perkeleh | evil spirit? |