Where does “kierre” come from?

kierre (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.

kierre (Finnish): thread; worm; helix; whirl, spiral

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kiertää	to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
2	Proto-Finnic	keertädäk	to turn; to spin thread
3	Proto-Finnic	keerä	twisted
4	Proto-Uralic	kerä	—

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