Where does “päänpyöritys” come from?
päänpyöritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyöritys, from Finnish pyörittää, from Finnish pyöriä, from Finnish pyöreä, from Finnish pyörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä.
päänpyöritys (Finnish): turning one's head, neck rotation
Definitions
- turning one's head, neck rotation
Ancestry of “päänpyöritys”, step by step
päänpyöritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyöritys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyöritys | rotating, rolling, reeling continuously |
| 2 | Finnish | pyörittää | to rotate, roll, reel; to run |
| 3 | Finnish | pyöriä | to rotate, turn, revolve, spin, roll; to run; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | pyöreä | round; rounded, labial; rounded |
| 5 | Finnish | pyörä | wheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *pöörä | — |