Where does “vauhtipyörä” come from?
vauhtipyörä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pöörä.
vauhtipyörä (Finnish): flywheel
Ancestry of “vauhtipyörä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyörä | wheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *pöörä | — |