Where does “kierreterä” come from?
kierreterä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierre, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kierreterä (Finnish): thread cutting tool, thread cutting insert on a lathe
Definitions
- thread cutting tool, thread cutting insert on a lathe
Ancestry of “kierreterä”, step by step
kierreterä 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 terä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | terä | blade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |