Where does “pyörykkä” come from?

pyörykkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyöreä, from Finnish pyörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä.

pyörykkä (Finnish): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “pyörykkä”, step by step

pyörykkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyöreä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöreäround; rounded, labial; rounded
2Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—

via Finnish ukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishukka—

Words derived from “pyörykkä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä →Every word from Finnish pyörä →Every word from Finnish pyöreä →