Where does “vasemmistopiiri” come from?
vasemmistopiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
vasemmistopiiri (Finnish): left-wing circle, leftist circle "circle" in the sense of a social group
Definitions
- left-wing circle, leftist circle "circle" in the sense of a social group
Ancestry of “vasemmistopiiri”, step by step
vasemmistopiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |
via Finnish vasemmisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vasemmisto | The left; leftist |
| 2 | Finnish | -stö | Front vowel variant of -sto |