Where does “kalliopiirros” come from?

kalliopiirros (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirros, from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.

kalliopiirros (Finnish): A petrograph

Definitions

  1. A petrograph

Ancestry of “kalliopiirros”, step by step

kalliopiirros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piirros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirrosdrawing, sketch
2Finnishpiirtääto draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,...
3Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
4Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
5Proto-Uralicpirecircle

via Finnish Kallio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKallioAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kallijo—
3Proto-Germanichallijǭ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pire →Every word from Proto-Finnic piiri →Every word from Finnish piiri →