Where does “pyörrevirtajarru” come from?
pyörrevirtajarru (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörrevirta, from Finnish pyörre, from Finnish pyörtää, from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव — to live.
pyörrevirtajarru (Finnish): eddy current brake
Definitions
- eddy current brake
Ancestry of “pyörrevirtajarru”, step by step
pyörrevirtajarru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyörrevirta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyörrevirta | eddy current |
| 2 | Finnish | pyörre | vortex, whirl, swirl |
| 3 | Finnish | pyörtää | to turn around, return; to curve, bend, turn; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | Sini | blue |
| 5 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 6 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 8 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Finnish jarru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jarru | brake; bromide |