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Where does “pyörähdyspinta” come from?

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

pyörähdyspinta (Finnish): A surface of revolution

Definitions

  1. A surface of revolution

Ancestry of “pyörähdyspinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpyörähdysA turn, rotation
2Finnishpyörähtääto spin once; to twirl; to turn around; often...
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
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