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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiertorotation; circulation; Short for sointukierto
2Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
3Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
4Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
5Proto-Uralickerä

via Finnish kulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

Words derived from “kiertokulku

Every word from Proto-Uralic keräEvery word from Proto-Finnic keeräEvery word from Proto-Finnic keertädäk