Where does “hooratas” come from?

hooratas (Estonian) comes from Estonian ratas, from Proto-Finnic rat'as — wheel; ? cart.

hooratas (Estonian): flywheel

Definitions

  1. flywheel

Ancestry of “hooratas”, step by step

hooratas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ratas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrataswheel; bicycle
2Proto-Finnicrat'aswheel; ? cart

via Estonian hoog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhoogimpetus
Every word from Proto-Finnic rat'as →Every word from Estonian ratas →