Where does “ykkösnyrkki” come from?

ykkösnyrkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish ykkönen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ykkösnyrkki (Finnish): top line, first line

Definitions

  1. top line, first line

Ancestry of “ykkösnyrkki”, step by step

ykkösnyrkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ykkönen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishykkönenone; unit, the number one; first
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish nyrkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyrkkifist
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus