Where does “ruoripotkuri” come from?

ruoripotkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruori, from Swedish rör, from Old Swedish rør, from Old Norse reyrr, from Proto-Germanic rauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European resg- — to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

ruoripotkuri (Finnish): rudder propeller, steering propeller, azimuth propeller, azimuth thruster

Definitions

  1. rudder propeller, steering propeller, azimuth propeller, azimuth thruster

Ancestry of “ruoripotkuri”, step by step

ruoripotkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruorihelm
2Swedishröra reed, a cane, a straw; a cane; a reed
3Old Swedishrør—
4Old Norsereyrrreed
5Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

via Finnish potkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotkuripropeller, prop; screw, propeller; Synonym of...
2Finnishpotkiato kick; Partitive plural form of potka
3Votic-ia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European resg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rauzaz →Every word from Old Norse reyrr →