Where does “kulkupyörä” come from?
kulkupyörä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.
kulkupyörä (Finnish): runner wheel
Ancestry of “kulkupyörä”, step by step
kulkupyörä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulku | motion, journey; course, path; strike |
| 2 | Finnish | kulkea | To go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kulkedak | to go; to travel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kulke- | to go, to walk |
via Finnish pyörä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyörä | wheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *pöörä | — |