Where does “kynäpiirros” come from?
kynäpiirros (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirros, from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
kynäpiirros (Finnish): a pencil drawing
Ancestry of “kynäpiirros”, step by step
kynäpiirros 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 kynä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kynä | pencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | künä | trough |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | küńä | — |