Where does “kampiliira” come from?

kampiliira (Finnish) comes from Finnish liira, from Italian lira, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

kampiliira (Finnish): hurdy-gurdy

Definitions

  1. hurdy-gurdy

Ancestry of “kampiliira”, step by step

kampiliira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliiralira
2Italianliralira; lyre
3Latinlībra—
4Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
5Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Finnish kampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampicrank
2Proto-Finnickampi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón →