Where does “lieväkierteinen” come from?

lieväkierteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierre, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.

lieväkierteinen (Finnish): low-twist, slightly twisted, not very twisted

Definitions

  1. low-twist, slightly twisted, not very twisted

Ancestry of “lieväkierteinen”, step by step

lieväkierteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kierre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierrethread; worm; helix; whirl, spiral
2Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
3Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
4Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
5Proto-Uralickerä—

via Finnish lievä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlievämild; slight; moderate
2Proto-Finnicleevämild, temperate; lightly twisted or spun; mild,...
3Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Uralic kerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keertädäk →
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