Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “tyrmäysisku” come from? tyrmäysisku (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyrmäys, from Finnish tyrmätä, from Finnish tyrmä, from Russian тюрьма́, from Old East Slavic тюрма, from Proto-Turkic türmä — prison.
tyrmäysisku (Finnish): knockout blow, Sunday punch
Definitions knockout blow, Sunday punch Ancestry of “tyrmäysisku”, step by step tyrmäysisku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tyrmäys Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish tyrmäys knockout 2 Finnish tyrmätä To stun, knock out; to reject, belittle or... 3 Finnish tyrmä dungeon; stiff, harsh, unfriendly, wretched, poor 4 Russian тюрьма́ prison, jail 5 Old East Slavic тюрма — 6 Proto-Turkic türmä prison
via Finnish isku Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish isku hit, blow; impact; attentat, attack, strike, raid 2 Finnish -u Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... 3 Proto-Finnic -u Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns