Where does “viihdytyskiertue” come from?
viihdytyskiertue (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiertue, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
viihdytyskiertue (Finnish): a tour (by an artist, actor, etc.) to entertain troops during a war; a morale tour
Definitions
- a tour (by an artist, actor, etc.) to entertain troops during a war; a morale tour
Ancestry of “viihdytyskiertue”, step by step
viihdytyskiertue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiertue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiertue | tour |
| 2 | Finnish | kiertää | to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |
via Finnish viihdytys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viihdytys | entertaining, (providing) entertainment |
| 2 | Finnish | viihdyttää | to entertain |
| 3 | Finnish | viihtyä | to get on, get along, enjoy; to enjoy oneself; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | viihtüdäk | — |