Where does “pyöröovi” come from?

pyöröovi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ovi, from Proto-Finnic ovi, from Proto-Uralic owe — door.

pyöröovi (Finnish): revolving door door that rotates around a central pivot

Definitions

  1. revolving door door that rotates around a central pivot

Ancestry of “pyöröovi”, step by step

pyöröovi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor

via Finnish pyörö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyörödisc, spinning disc, abrasive disc
Every word from Proto-Uralic owe →