Where does “pyörähtely” come from?

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

pyörähtely (Finnish): repeatedly spinning around

Definitions

  1. repeatedly spinning around

Ancestry of “pyörähtely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyörähdelläto roll, tumble
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
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa