Where does “kiertokulku” come from?
kiertokulku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierto, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kiertokulku (Finnish): circulation act of moving in a circle, especially in a natural process
Definitions
- circulation act of moving in a circle, especially in a natural process
Ancestry of “kiertokulku”, step by step
kiertokulku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kierto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierto | rotation; circulation; Short for sointukierto |
| 2 | Finnish | kiertää | to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |
via Finnish kulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulku | motion, journey; course, path; strike |
| 2 | Finnish | kulkea | To go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kulkedak | to go; to travel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kulke- | to go, to walk |
Words derived from “kiertokulku”