Where does “teilipyörä” come from?
teilipyörä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä.
teilipyörä (Finnish): breaking wheel
Definitions
- breaking wheel
Ancestry of “teilipyörä”, step by step
teilipyörä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyörä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyörä | wheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *pöörä | — |
via Finnish teili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teili | A pole where a person subjected to breaking wheel... |