Where does “kiira” come from?
kiira (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiirastorstai, from Finnish torstai, from Old Norse þórsdagr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
kiira (Finnish): An evil spirit
Definitions
- An evil spirit
Ancestry of “kiira”, step by step
kiira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiirastorstai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiirastorstai | Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursday, Covenant... |
| 2 | Finnish | torstai | Thursday |
| 3 | Old Norse | þórsdagr | Thursday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Þunras dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies iovis | Thursday |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |