Where does “kierrevihko” come from?

kierrevihko (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihko, from Proto-Finnic vihko, from Proto-Germanic wiskō, from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

kierrevihko (Finnish): spiral-bound notebook

Definitions

  1. spiral-bound notebook

Ancestry of “kierrevihko”, step by step

kierrevihko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vihko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihkonotebook; block; bundle, bunch
2Proto-Finnicvihkobundle
3Proto-Germanicwiskōbundle of hay, wisp
4Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

via Finnish kierre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierrethread; worm; helix; whirl, spiral
2Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
3Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
4Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
5Proto-Uralickerä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskō →