Where does “keeristorm” come from?
keeristorm (Estonian) comes from Estonian keeris, from Estonian keerama, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
keeristorm (Estonian): cyclone
Ancestry of “keeristorm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | keeris | vortex; turbulence |
| 2 | Estonian | keerama | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |