Where does “kierukkanauha” come from?

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

kierukkanauha (Finnish): Vitruvian scroll, wave scroll scroll pattern used in borders and architectural mouldings, resembling waves in water or a series of parchment scrolls viewed on end

Definitions

  1. Vitruvian scroll, wave scroll scroll pattern used in borders and architectural mouldings, resembling waves in water or a series of parchment scrolls viewed on end

Ancestry of “kierukkanauha”, step by step

kierukkanauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kierukka

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

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Uralic kerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keerä →Every word from Finnish kierä →
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