Where does “kierregalaksi” come from?
kierregalaksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierre, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
Ancestry of “kierregalaksi”, step by step
kierregalaksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kierre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierre | thread; worm; helix; whirl, spiral |
| 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 galaksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | galaksi | galaxy |
| 2 | Swedish | galax | galaxy; a large collection of stars |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γαλαξίας | the Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γάλα | milk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | glakt- | — |