Where does “pyöräkelkka” come from?

pyöräkelkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä.

pyöräkelkka (Finnish): kicksled with wheels

Definitions

  1. kicksled with wheels

Ancestry of “pyöräkelkka”, step by step

pyöräkelkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyörä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—

via Finnish kelkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelkkasmall sled or sledge equipped with runners;...
2Proto-Norsekelkā—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä →Every word from Finnish pyörä →
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