Where does “kierrätysilma” come from?
kierrätysilma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierrätys, from Finnish kierrättää, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kierrätysilma (Finnish): recirculated air, recycled air
Definitions
- recirculated air, recycled air
Ancestry of “kierrätysilma”, step by step
kierrätysilma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kierrätys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierrätys | rotation; recycling |
| 2 | Finnish | kierrättää | to take (someone) all over, show (someone) the sights, show (someone) around |
| 3 | Finnish | kiertää | to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |