Where does “kuolemankaarre” come from?

kuolemankaarre (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaarre, from Finnish kaartaa, from Proto-Finnic kaartadak, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

kuolemankaarre (Finnish): curve of death dangerous curve on a road, or a motor racing track

Definitions

  1. curve of death dangerous curve on a road, or a motor racing track

Ancestry of “kuolemankaarre”, step by step

kuolemankaarre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaarrebend, curve
2Finnishkaartaato curve, bend, turn, arch
3Proto-Finnickaartadakto curve, to bend
4Proto-Finnickaaricurve
5Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaartadak →