Where does “isoympyräreitti” come from?

isoympyräreitti (Finnish) comes from Finnish isoympyrä, from Finnish ympyrä, from Finnish ympyriäinen, from Finnish ympäri, from Proto-Finnic ümpärik, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

isoympyräreitti (Finnish): A great circle route

Definitions

  1. A great circle route

Ancestry of “isoympyräreitti”, step by step

isoympyräreitti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish isoympyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisoympyrägreat circle
2Finnishympyräcircle; in plural orb; roundel
3Finnishympyriäinenround
4Finnishympäriaround; over, upside down; around, on the...
5Proto-Finnicümpärikaround
6Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish reitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreittiroute
2Old Norsereitrmarked-out space; square; marked-out space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts