Where does “ehkäisyrengas” come from?

ehkäisyrengas (Finnish) comes from Finnish rengas, 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.

ehkäisyrengas (Finnish): vaginal ring

Definitions

  1. vaginal ring

Ancestry of “ehkäisyrengas”, step by step

ehkäisyrengas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rengas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrengasring, loop, hoop; tyre, tire; ring
2Proto-Finnicrengasring, hoop
3Proto-Germanichrengazring
4Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
5Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish ehkäisy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehkäisyprevention; contraception; When used as modifier...
2FinnishehkäistäTo prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,...
3Finnishehkäperhaps, maybe; although, though
4Proto-Finnicehkäperhaps, maybe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →