Where does “kumirengas” come from?
kumirengas (Finnish) comes from Finnish rengas, from Proto-Finnic rengas, from Proto-Germanic hrengaz, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
kumirengas (Finnish): rubber tire, rubber tyre
Definitions
- rubber tire, rubber tyre
Ancestry of “kumirengas”, step by step
kumirengas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rengas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rengas | ring, loop, hoop; tyre, tire; ring |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rengas | ring, hoop |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrengaz | ring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |