Where does “tuuliväänne” come from?

tuuliväänne (Finnish) comes from Finnish väänne, from Finnish vääntää, from Proto-Finnic väntädäk, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

tuuliväänne (Finnish): wind shear

Definitions

  1. wind shear

Ancestry of “tuuliväänne”, step by step

tuuliväänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväänneconvulsion
2FinnishvääntääTo wrench, twist
3Proto-Finnicväntädäkto twist
4Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic väntädäk →