Where does “lohipyörykkä” come from?

lohipyörykkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörykkä, from Finnish pyöreä, from Finnish pyörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä.

lohipyörykkä (Finnish): salmon meatball

Definitions

  1. salmon meatball

Ancestry of “lohipyörykkä”, step by step

lohipyörykkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyörykkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyörykkäball
2Finnishpyöreäround; rounded, labial; rounded
3Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä →Every word from Finnish pyörä →Every word from Finnish pyöreä →