Where does “kilpikierto” come from?
kilpikierto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierto, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kilpikierto (Finnish): moonseed a plant of the genus
Definitions
- moonseed a plant of the genus
Ancestry of “kilpikierto”, step by step
kilpikierto 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 kilpi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilpi | shield, protective armor; shield with route... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kilpi | shield |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlībō | shelter, covering |
Words derived from “kilpikierto”