Where does “pyöreäkaarinen” come from?

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

pyöreäkaarinen (Finnish): with a round arc

Definitions

  1. with a round arc

Ancestry of “pyöreäkaarinen”, step by step

pyöreäkaarinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaari

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

via Finnish pyöreä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöreäround; rounded, labial; rounded
2Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Finnish kaari →