Where does “kaartoliike” come from?

kaartoliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaarto, from Finnish kaartaa, from Proto-Finnic kaartadak, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

kaartoliike (Finnish): sweep, sweeping motion, curving motion

Definitions

  1. sweep, sweeping motion, curving motion

Ancestry of “kaartoliike”, step by step

kaartoliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaarto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaartoturn, bend, curve
2Finnishkaartaato curve, bend, turn, arch
3Proto-Finnickaartadakto curve, to bend
4Proto-Finnickaaricurve
5Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaartadak →