Where does “kiirus” come from?

kiirus (Estonian) comes from Estonian kiire, from Proto-Finnic kiireh — hurry, haste.

kiirus (Estonian): speed, velocity

Definitions

  1. speed, velocity

Ancestry of “kiirus”, step by step

kiirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kiire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankiirefast; hurry, haste; rush
2Proto-Finnickiirehhurry, haste

via Finnish kiiru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiiruhurry, haste

Words derived from “kiirus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kiireh →Every word from Estonian kiire →