Where does “ilmapyörre” come from?
ilmapyörre (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörre, from Finnish pyörtää, from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.
ilmapyörre (Finnish): air vortex, air swirl
Definitions
- air vortex, air swirl
Ancestry of “ilmapyörre”, step by step
ilmapyörre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyörre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyörre | vortex, whirl, swirl |
| 2 | Finnish | pyörtää | to turn around, return; to curve, bend, turn; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | Sini | blue |
| 4 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 5 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 7 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |