Where does “kierrätys” come from?
kierrätys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierrättää, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kierrätys (Finnish): rotation; recycling
Definitions
- rotation; recycling
Ancestry of “kierrätys”, step by step
kierrätys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kierrättää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierrättää | to take (someone) all over, show (someone) the sights, show (someone) around |
| 2 | Finnish | kiertää | to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |