Where does “kiertoilmaus” come from?
kiertoilmaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilmaus, from Finnish ilmata, from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.
kiertoilmaus (Finnish): A circumlocution; A euphemism
Definitions
- A circumlocution; A euphemism
Ancestry of “kiertoilmaus”, step by step
kiertoilmaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ilmaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ilmaus | expression; bleeding |
| 2 | Finnish | ilmata | to bleed |
| 3 | Finnish | Ilma | air |
| 4 | Finnish | -ri | Used to create names of occupations from nouns or... |
| 5 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 6 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |