Where does “napapyörre” come from?
napapyörre (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörre, from Finnish pyörtää, from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.
napapyörre (Finnish): polar vortex
Ancestry of “napapyörre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pyörre | vortex, whirl, swirl |
| 2 | Finnish | pyörtää | to turn around, return; to curve, bend, turn; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | Sini | — |
| 4 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 5 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 7 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |