Where does “loppukierähdys” come from?

loppukierähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierähdys, from Finnish kierähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

loppukierähdys (Finnish): parachute landing fall technique that allows a parachutist or other person falling on the ground to land safely and without injury

Definitions

  1. parachute landing fall technique that allows a parachutist or other person falling on the ground to land safely and without injury

Ancestry of “loppukierähdys”, step by step

loppukierähdys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kierähdys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierähdysspin instance of spinning around once
2Finnishkierähtääto spin (once)
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →