Where does “kiertolähestyminen” come from?

kiertolähestyminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lähestyminen, from Finnish lähestyä, from Finnish -stua, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka — a place behind.

kiertolähestyminen (Finnish): circling approach

Definitions

  1. circling approach

Ancestry of “kiertolähestyminen”, step by step

kiertolähestyminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lähestyminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlähestyminenapproach, approximation, oncoming; Fourth...
2Finnishlähestyäto approach, come close/near; to approach, come...
3Finnish-stuaForms translative verbs
4Finnish-staaForms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or...
5Finnishsaalistaato prey, hunt
6FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
7Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
8Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
9Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

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
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