Where does “kiertomäntä” come from?
kiertomäntä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierto, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kiertomäntä (Finnish): rotary piston
Ancestry of “kiertomäntä”, step by step
kiertomäntä 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 mäntä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mäntä | piston; Synonym of härkin |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mäntä | mixing utensil made of the top of a young pine |
Words derived from “kiertomäntä”