Where does “pyörteisyys” come from?
pyörteisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörteinen, from Finnish pyörre, from Finnish pyörtää, from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव — to live.
pyörteisyys (Finnish): vorticity
Definitions
- vorticity
Ancestry of “pyörteisyys”, step by step
pyörteisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyörteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyörteinen | turbulent; vortical |
| 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 uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |