Where does “kierukkajousi” come from?

kierukkajousi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierukka, from Finnish kierä, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.

kierukkajousi (Finnish): coil spring, spiral spring

Definitions

  1. coil spring, spiral spring

Ancestry of “kierukkajousi”, step by step

kierukkajousi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kierukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierukkacoil; scroll
2Finnishkierätoo twisted
3Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
4Proto-Uralickerä—

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keerä →Every word from Finnish kierä →