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

  1. dungeon; stiff, harsh, unfriendly, wretched, poor

Ancestry of “tyrmä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтюрьма́prison, jail
2Old East Slavicтюрма—
3Proto-Turkictürmäprison

Words derived from “tyrmä”

Every word from Proto-Turkic türmä →Every word from Old East Slavic тюрма →Every word from Russian тюрьма́ →