Where does “kierto” come from?

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

kierto (Finnish): rotation; circulation; Short for sointukierto

Definitions

  1. rotation; circulation; Short for sointukierto

Ancestry of “kierto”, step by step

kierto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiertää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
2Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
3Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
4Proto-Uralickerä—

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho—

Words derived from “kierto”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keertädäk →