Where does “kehruurauhanen” come from?

kehruurauhanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehruu, from Finnish -uu, from Finnish -au, from Finnish -ao, from Proto-Finnic -ado, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

kehruurauhanen (Finnish): spinneret

Definitions

  1. spinneret

Ancestry of “kehruurauhanen”, step by step

kehruurauhanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehruu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehruuspinning converting fibres into yarn or thread
2Finnish-uuForms nouns from verbs
3Finnish-au—
4Finnish-ao—
5Proto-Finnic-ado—
6Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
7Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish rauhanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrauhanengland
2FinnishRauhapeace, harmony, calm state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony
3Finnishrauhapeace, harmony, calm; peace
4Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Finnish -uu →