Where does “eskimopyörähdys” come from?
eskimopyörähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörähdys, from Finnish pyörähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
eskimopyörähdys (Finnish): Eskimo roll, kayak roll
Definitions
- Eskimo roll, kayak roll
Ancestry of “eskimopyörähdys”, step by step
eskimopyörähdys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyörähdys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyörähdys | A turn, rotation |
| 2 | Finnish | pyörähtää | to spin once; to twirl; to turn around; often... |
| 3 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
via Finnish eskimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eskimo | Eskimo; Synonym of jäätelöpuikko |
| 2 | English | eskimo | A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik |
| 3 | French | esquimau | Eskimo; Inuit; snowsuit |
| 4 | Algonquin | ayashkimew | — |