Where does “kierähdystyyli” come from?

kierähdystyyli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierähdys, from Finnish kierähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

kierähdystyyli (Finnish): straddle technique in high jump

Definitions

  1. straddle technique in high jump

Ancestry of “kierähdystyyli”, step by step

kierähdystyyli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kierähdys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierähdysspin instance of spinning around once
2Finnishkierähtääto spin (once)
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish tyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyylistyle
2Swedishstyl—
3LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →