Where does “pyörökaari” come from?

pyörökaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaari, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

pyörökaari (Finnish): arch in the shape of a semicircle

Definitions

  1. arch in the shape of a semicircle

Ancestry of “pyörökaari”, step by step

pyörökaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish pyörö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyörödisc, spinning disc, abrasive disc

Words derived from “pyörökaari”

Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Finnish kaari →