Where does “pohjapiirros” come from?

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

pohjapiirros (Finnish): floor plan, layout of a building, schematic of a building

Definitions

  1. floor plan, layout of a building, schematic of a building

Ancestry of “pohjapiirros”, step by step

pohjapiirros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piirros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirrosdrawing, sketch
2Finnishpiirtääto draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,...
3Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
4Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
5Proto-Uralicpirecircle

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pire →Every word from Proto-Finnic piiri →Every word from Finnish piiri →