Where does “tyrmä” come from?
tyrmä (Finnish) comes from Russian тюрьма́, from Old East Slavic тюрма, from Proto-Turkic türmä — prison.
tyrmä (Finnish): dungeon; stiff, harsh, unfriendly, wretched, poor
Definitions
- dungeon; stiff, harsh, unfriendly, wretched, poor
Ancestry of “tyrmä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | тюрьма́ | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тюрма | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | türmä | prison |
Words derived from “tyrmä”