Where does “kierrosmatka” come from?
kierrosmatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierros, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kierrosmatka (Finnish): the distance travelled in a lap
Definitions
- the distance travelled in a lap
Ancestry of “kierrosmatka”, step by step
kierrosmatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kierros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierros | round, lap; round; rotation, revolution |
| 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 matka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | matka | trip; journey; distance |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | matka | way, path; journey, trip; distance |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mëtka | passage |