Where does “kuivaneulapiirros” come from?
kuivaneulapiirros (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirros, from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
kuivaneulapiirros (Finnish): a drypoint painting
Definitions
- a drypoint painting
Ancestry of “kuivaneulapiirros”, step by step
kuivaneulapiirros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piirros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piirros | drawing, sketch |
| 2 | Finnish | piirtää | to draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,... |
| 3 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |
via Finnish kuivaneula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuivaneula | drypoint |
| 2 | Finnish | neula | needle; needle, stylus |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | neekla | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |