Where does “napapiiri” come from?

napapiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.

napapiiri (Finnish): polar circle

Definitions

  1. polar circle

Ancestry of “napapiiri”, step by step

napapiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
2Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
3Proto-Uralicpirecircle

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—

Words derived from “napapiiri”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pire →Every word from Proto-Finnic piiri →Every word from Finnish piiri →
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