Where does “ehkäisykierukka” come from?

ehkäisykierukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehkäisy, from Finnish ehkäistä, from Finnish ehkä, from Proto-Finnic ehkä — perhaps, maybe.

ehkäisykierukka (Finnish): intrauterine device

Definitions

  1. intrauterine device

Ancestry of “ehkäisykierukka”, step by step

ehkäisykierukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ehkäisy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehkäisyprevention; contraception; When used as modifier...
2FinnishehkäistäTo prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,...
3Finnishehkäperhaps, maybe; although, though
4Proto-Finnicehkäperhaps, maybe

via Finnish kierukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierukkacoil; scroll
2Finnishkierätoo twisted
3Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
4Proto-Uralickerä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic ehkä →Every word from Finnish ehkä →Every word from Finnish ehkäistä →