Where does “sisäympyrä” come from?

sisäympyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ympyrä, from Finnish ympyriäinen, from Finnish ympäri, from Proto-Finnic ümpärik, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

sisäympyrä (Finnish): incircle the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side

Definitions

  1. incircle the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side

Ancestry of “sisäympyrä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishympyräcircle; in plural orb; roundel
2Finnishympyriäinenround
3Finnishympäriaround; over, upside down; around, on the...
4Proto-Finnicümpärikaround
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts