Where does “ostoskierros” come from?
ostoskierros (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierros, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
ostoskierros (Finnish): shopping round
Ancestry of “ostoskierros”, step by step
ostoskierros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kierros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierros | round, lap; round; rotation, revolution |
| 2 | Finnish | kiertää | to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |
via Finnish ostos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ostos | purchase; shopping |
| 2 | Finnish | ostaa | To buy, purchase |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ostadak | to buy |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | wosa | merchandise |