Where does “keuhkoverenkierto” come from?

keuhkoverenkierto (Finnish) comes from Finnish verenkierto, from Finnish kierto, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.

keuhkoverenkierto (Finnish): pulmonary circulation

Definitions

  1. pulmonary circulation

Ancestry of “keuhkoverenkierto”, step by step

keuhkoverenkierto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verenkierto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverenkiertoblood flow, circulation of blood; vascular,...
2Finnishkiertorotation; circulation; Short for sointukierto
3Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
4Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
5Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
6Proto-Uralickerä

via Finnish keuhko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeuhkolung
2Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
3Finnishkeveälightweight
4Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
5Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Uralic keräEvery word from Proto-Finnic keeräEvery word from Proto-Finnic keertädäk