Where does “ompelukerho” come from?
ompelukerho (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerho, from Finnish keri, from Proto-Finnic keri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.
ompelukerho (Finnish): sewing club
Ancestry of “ompelukerho”, step by step
ompelukerho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kerho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerho | club |
| 2 | Finnish | keri | Third-person singular indicative past form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keri | ring, circle, hoop |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kere | circle, ring, hoop, tire |
via Finnish ompelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ompelu | sewing; dressmaking |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |