Where does “suhdepiirrin” come from?
suhdepiirrin (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirrin, from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
suhdepiirrin (Finnish): pantograph drawing aid
Ancestry of “suhdepiirrin”, step by step
suhdepiirrin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piirrin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piirrin | stylus |
| 2 | Finnish | piirtää | to draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,... |
| 3 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |
via Finnish suhde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suhde | proportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude |
| 2 | Finnish | suhta | ratio, proportion |