Where does “viljakierukka” come from?

viljakierukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierukka, from Finnish kierä, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.

Ancestry of “viljakierukka”, step by step

viljakierukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kierukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierukkacoil; scroll
2Finnishkierätoo twisted
3Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
4Proto-Uralickerä—

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Uralic kerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keerä →Every word from Finnish kierä →