Where does “kiekkokotilo” come from?
kiekkokotilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kotilo, from Finnish -lö, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
kiekkokotilo (Finnish): ramshorn snail
Definitions
- ramshorn snail
Ancestry of “kiekkokotilo”, step by step
kiekkokotilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kotilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kotilo | gastropod, mollusc, seashell, snail; the shell of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -lö | Front vowel variant of -lo |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish kiekko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiekko | A disk or a disc; A puck; A discus |