Where does “rengas” come from?

rengas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic rengas, from Proto-Germanic hrengaz, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

rengas (Finnish): ring, loop, hoop; tyre, tire; ring

Definitions

  1. ring, loop, hoop; tyre, tire; ring

Ancestry of “rengas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrengasring, hoop
2Proto-Germanichrengazring
3Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “rengas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →