Where does “kvinttiympyrä” come from?

kvinttiympyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ympyrä, from Finnish ympyriäinen, from Finnish ympäri, from Proto-Finnic ümpärik, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

kvinttiympyrä (Finnish): cycle of fifths, circle of fifths

Definitions

  1. cycle of fifths, circle of fifths

Ancestry of “kvinttiympyrä”, step by step

kvinttiympyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ympyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishympyräcircle; in plural orb; roundel
2Finnishympyriäinenround
3Finnishympäriaround; over, upside down; around, on the...
4Proto-Finnicümpärikaround
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish kvintti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkvinttififth interval
2LatinQuīntus—
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →