Where does “rattaanpyörä” come from?

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

rattaanpyörä (Finnish): wagonwheel, cartwheel

Definitions

  1. wagonwheel, cartwheel

Ancestry of “rattaanpyörä”, step by step

rattaanpyörä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyörä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—

via Finnish ratas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratascogwheel
2Proto-Finnicrat'aswheel; ? cart
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä →Every word from Finnish pyörä →
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