Where does “kierähtää” come from?
kierähtää (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
kierähtää (Finnish): to spin (once)
Definitions
- to spin (once)
Ancestry of “kierähtää”, step by step
kierähtää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ahtaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
via Finnish kieriä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kieriä | to roll, roll over revolve by turning over and over, turn around one's own axis, either in place or in motion |