Where does “sisukimppu” come from?

sisukimppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sisu, from Finnish sisä-, from Proto-Finnic sicä, from Proto-Uralic śićä.

sisukimppu (Finnish): gutsy or temperamental person; gutsy or temperamental animal

Definitions

  1. gutsy or temperamental person; gutsy or temperamental animal

Ancestry of “sisukimppu”, step by step

sisukimppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisuperseverance, doggedness, stubbornness, grit,...
2Finnishsisä-inner, internal, interior, inward; indoor; inland
3Proto-Finnicsicäinsides, inside
4Proto-Uralicśićä—

via Finnish kimppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkimppubunch, bundle, cluster
2Proto-Finnickimppubundle, bunch
Every word from Proto-Uralic śićä →Every word from Finnish sisä- →Every word from Finnish sisu →