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
- rotation; circulation; Short for sointukierto
Ancestry of “kierto”, step by step
kierto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiertää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiertää | to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |
via Finnish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | o | — |