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From Swedishfyrk, a coin and monetary unit used in Sweden from 15th to 17th century, originally equivalent to four (in Swedishfyra) pennings. In the 19th century the term fyrk was used of a unit for counting taxes and voting rights in the municipal election.
“fyrkka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02