Where does “kierrelaukaus” come from?
kierrelaukaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierre, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kierrelaukaus (Finnish): spin shot, shot with a spin
Definitions
- spin shot, shot with a spin
Ancestry of “kierrelaukaus”, step by step
kierrelaukaus 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 laukaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laukaus | gunshot; shot |
| 2 | Finnish | -aus | — |
| 3 | Finnish | -ähtää | Front vowel variant of -ahtaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |