Where does “kierteisesti” come from?

kierteisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierteinen, from Finnish kierre, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.

kierteisesti (Finnish): helically, spirally

Definitions

  1. helically, spirally

Ancestry of “kierteisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierteinenhelical; threaded; having spin
2Finnishkierrethread; worm; helix; whirl, spiral
3Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
4Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
5Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
6Proto-Uralickerä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keertädäk →