Where does “kiekura” come from?

kiekura (Finnish) comes from Finnish ura, from Proto-Finnic ura, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ura.

kiekura (Finnish): curl, twist, coil

Definitions

  1. curl, twist, coil

Ancestry of “kiekura”, step by step

kiekura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuratrack, groove, rut; career; groove, slot, score
2Proto-Finnicuragroove
3Proto-Finno-Ugricura—

via Finnish kiekko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiekkoA disk or a disc; A puck; A discus

Words derived from “kiekura”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ura →Every word from Proto-Finnic ura →Every word from Finnish ura →