Where does “sormihyrrä” come from?

sormihyrrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sormi, from Proto-Finnic sormi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme.

sormihyrrä (Finnish): fidget spinner

Definitions

  1. fidget spinner

Ancestry of “sormihyrrä”, step by step

sormihyrrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sormi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme—

via Finnish hyrrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyrräspinning top, top
2Finnishhyrrätäto drone, buzz, whirr, hum
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme →Every word from Proto-Finnic sormi →Every word from Finnish sormi →