Where does “turkistaa” come from?

turkistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish turkis, from Finnish Turkki, from Swedish durk, from English dork — A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...

Ancestry of “turkistaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturkisfur
2FinnishTurkkiTurkish
3Swedishdurkship's floor
4EnglishdorkA quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...
Every word from English dorkEvery word from Swedish durkEvery word from Finnish Turkki