Where does “kiertouuni” come from?

kiertouuni (Finnish) comes from Finnish uuni, from Old Swedish ughn, from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

kiertouuni (Finnish): rotary kiln

Definitions

  1. rotary kiln

Ancestry of “kiertouuni”, step by step

kiertouuni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uuni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuunioven; stove; furnace
2Old Swedishughnoven
3Old Norseofn—
4Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

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-Indo-European aukw- →