Where does “tyrmäys” come from?

tyrmäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyrmätä, from Finnish tyrmä, from Russian тюрьма́, from Old East Slavic тюрма, from Proto-Turkic türmä — prison.

tyrmäys (Finnish): knockout

Definitions

  1. knockout

Ancestry of “tyrmäys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtyrmätäTo stun, knock out; to reject, belittle or...
2Finnishtyrmädungeon; stiff, harsh, unfriendly, wretched, poor
3Russianтюрьма́prison, jail
4Old East Slavicтюрма
5Proto-Turkictürmäprison

Words derived from “tyrmäys

Every word from Proto-Turkic türmäEvery word from Old East Slavic тюрмаEvery word from Russian тюрьма́
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