Where does “rõngas” come from?

rõngas (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic rengas, from Proto-Germanic hrengaz, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

rõngas (Estonian): ring, hoop

Definitions

  1. ring, hoop

Ancestry of “rõngas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrengasring, hoop
2Proto-Germanichrengazring
3Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “rõngas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →