Where does “pyöräilystadion” come from?
pyöräilystadion (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyöräily, from Finnish pyöräillä, from Finnish pyörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä.
pyöräilystadion (Finnish): velodrome
Ancestry of “pyöräilystadion”, step by step
pyöräilystadion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyöräily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyöräily | cycling |
| 2 | Finnish | pyöräillä | to bike, cycle |
| 3 | Finnish | pyörä | wheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *pöörä | — |
via Finnish stadion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | stadion | stadium; stadion |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στάδιον | A 600-foot track for footraces and the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στάδιος | standing fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |