Where does “ompelupiiri” come from?
ompelupiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
ompelupiiri (Finnish): sewing circle, sewing club
Definitions
- sewing circle, sewing club
Ancestry of “ompelupiiri”, step by step
ompelupiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |
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 |