Where does “apupyörä” come from?

apupyörä (Finnish) comes from Finnish apu, from Proto-Finnic apu — Alternative form of *api.

apupyörä (Finnish): one of a pair of training wheels

Definitions

  1. one of a pair of training wheels

Ancestry of “apupyörä”, step by step

apupyörä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api

via Finnish pyörä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—

Words derived from “apupyörä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic apu →Every word from Finnish apu →