Where does “tunturikuru” come from?

tunturikuru (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuru, from English kuru, from Sanskrit कुरु — Name of a people of India and of their country;...

tunturikuru (Finnish): a gorge located amongst fells

Definitions

  1. a gorge located amongst fells

Ancestry of “tunturikuru”, step by step

tunturikuru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurugorge, gulch, ravine, flume; canyon; kuru
2EnglishkuruA chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous...
3SanskritकुरुName of a people of India and of their country;...

via Finnish tunturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtunturiA fell
2Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Sanskrit कुरु →Every word from English kuru →Every word from Finnish kuru →