Where does “kiekurainen” come from?

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

kiekurainen (Finnish): curly, twisty, coily

Definitions

  1. curly, twisty, coily

Ancestry of “kiekurainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiekuracurl, twist, coil
2Finnishuratrack, groove, rut; career; groove, slot, score
3Proto-Finnicuragroove
4Proto-Finno-Ugricura—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ura →Every word from Proto-Finnic ura →Every word from Finnish ura →