Where does “hihnapyörä” come from?

hihnapyörä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hihna, from Proto-Finnic hihna, from Lithuanian šikšna.

hihnapyörä (Finnish): belt pulley

Definitions

  1. belt pulley

Ancestry of “hihnapyörä”, step by step

hihnapyörä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hihna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihnastrap, band; especially one that is made of...
2Proto-Finnichihnaleather belt, strap
3Lithuanianšikšna—

via Finnish pyörä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—
Every word from Lithuanian šikšna →Every word from Proto-Finnic hihna →Every word from Finnish hihna →
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