Where does “kierrin” come from?

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

kierrin (Finnish): rotator mechanism for rotating

Definitions

  1. rotator mechanism for rotating

Ancestry of “kierrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
2Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
3Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
4Proto-Uralickerä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keertädäk →
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