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Where does “piirturi” come from?

piirturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.

piirturi (Finnish): plotter

Definitions

  1. plotter

Ancestry of “piirturi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirtääto draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,...
2Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
3Proto-Finnicpiiri—
4Proto-Uralicpirecircle

Words derived from “piirturi”

  • ajopiirturi
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