Where does “pyörykkä” come from?
pyörykkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyöreä, from Finnish pyörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä.
pyörykkä (Finnish): ball
Ancestry of “pyörykkä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyöreä | round; rounded, labial; rounded |
| 2 | Finnish | pyörä | wheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *pöörä | — |