Where does “potkunyrkkeily” come from?
potkunyrkkeily (Finnish) comes from Finnish nyrkkeily, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
potkunyrkkeily (Finnish): kickboxing
Ancestry of “potkunyrkkeily”, step by step
potkunyrkkeily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nyrkkeily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nyrkkeily | boxing |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish potku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potku | kick; a side net steering fish towards a fyke |
| 2 | Finnish | potkia | to kick; Partitive plural form of potka |
| 3 | Votic | -ia | — |