Where does “Piritori” come from?

Piritori (Finnish) comes from Finnish tori, from Old Swedish torgh, from Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

Ancestry of “Piritori”, step by step

Piritori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorimarket, market square; town square; forum
2Old Swedishtorgh—
3Proto-Brythonic*torx—
4Latintorquischaplet
5Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Hungarian Piri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianPiri—
2Malaypiringsmall dish or plate; saucer; plate
3Persianپرنگbrass; copper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →