Where does “kiertokyky” come from?

kiertokyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyky, from Finnish kyetä, from Finnish -etä, from Proto-Finnic -t'ak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

kiertokyky (Finnish): rotation of a substance, compound, etc; in a plane of polarization

Definitions

  1. rotation of a substance, compound, etc; in a plane of polarization

Ancestry of “kiertokyky”, step by step

kiertokyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkykyability, capacity, capability; a capable person,...
2FinnishkyetäTo be able to, be capable of, can, be competent...
3Finnish-etäFront vowel variant of -eta
4Proto-Finnic-t'akForms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta-Every word from Finnish -etäEvery word from Finnish kyetä