Where does “pyörähdys” come from?

pyörähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

pyörähdys (Finnish): A turn, rotation

Definitions

  1. A turn, rotation

Ancestry of “pyörähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyörähtääto spin once; to twirl; to turn around; often...
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

Words derived from “pyörähdys”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →