Where does “torihinta” come from?

torihinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish tori, from Old Swedish torgh, from Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torihinta (Finnish): price at a (public) market or market square

Definitions

  1. price at a (public) market or market square

Ancestry of “torihinta”, step by step

torihinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorimarket, market square; town square; forum
2Old Swedishtorgh
3Proto-Brythonic*torx
4Latintorquischaplet
5Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Finnish hinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhintaprice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*hinta
3Proto-Balticśímta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-Every word from Latin torqueōEvery word from Latin torquis