Where does “napapiiri” come from?
napapiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
napapiiri (Finnish): polar circle
Ancestry of “napapiiri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |