Where does “piirrin” come from?
piirrin (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
piirrin (Finnish): stylus
Ancestry of “piirrin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | piirtää | to draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,... |
| 2 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |