Where does “pöör” come from?

pöör (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic pöörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric peŋerä.

pöör (Estonian): turn, turn around

Definitions

  1. turn, turn around

Ancestry of “pöör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpöörägrindstone; rotating latch; wheel
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpeŋerä

Words derived from “pöör

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peŋeräEvery word from Proto-Finnic pöörä