Where does “kierroslaskuri” come from?

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

kierroslaskuri (Finnish): revolution counter, spin counter

Definitions

  1. revolution counter, spin counter

Ancestry of “kierroslaskuri”, step by step

kierroslaskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kierros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierrosround, lap; round; rotation, revolution
2Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
3Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
4Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
5Proto-Uralickerä

via Finnish laskuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskuricounter
2Finnishlaskeato lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;...
3Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
4Proto-Uraliclaćke-
Every word from Proto-Uralic kerä
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