Where does “kiertoilmahengitys” come from?

kiertoilmahengitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hengitys, from Finnish hengittää, from Finnish -ittaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

kiertoilmahengitys (Finnish): circular breathing

Definitions

  1. circular breathing

Ancestry of “kiertoilmahengitys”, step by step

kiertoilmahengitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hengitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhengitysbreath, breathing
2Finnishhengittääto breathe
3Finnish-ittaaVariant of -ttaa used with some bisyllabic stems
4Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
5Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
6Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish kiertoilma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiertoilmacirculating air
2Finnishkiertorotation; circulation; Short for sointukierto
3Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
4Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
5Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
6Proto-Uralickerä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Finnish -ittaa →