Where does “kiertotie” come from?
kiertotie (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierto, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kiertotie (Finnish): detour
Ancestry of “kiertotie”, step by step
kiertotie 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 tie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tie | way; road; avenue |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tee | way, road |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | teje | way, road, path |
Words derived from “kiertotie”