Where does “riemukaari” come from?

riemukaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaari, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

riemukaari (Finnish): triumphal arch

Definitions

  1. triumphal arch

Ancestry of “riemukaari”, step by step

riemukaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish riemu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriemujoy, elation, glee
2Proto-Finnicreemujoy, happiness
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Finnish kaari →