Where does “piirikunta” come from?
piirikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
piirikunta (Finnish): raion; county
Ancestry of “piirikunta”, step by step
piirikunta 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 kunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |
Words derived from “piirikunta”