Where does “ympyräkaari” come from?
ympyräkaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish ympyrä, from Finnish ympyriäinen, from Finnish ympäri, from Proto-Finnic ümpärik, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
ympyräkaari (Finnish): circular arc continuous section of the circumference of a circle
Definitions
- circular arc continuous section of the circumference of a circle
Ancestry of “ympyräkaari”, step by step
ympyräkaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ympyrä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ympyrä | circle; in plural orb; roundel |
| 2 | Finnish | ympyriäinen | round |
| 3 | Finnish | ympäri | around; over, upside down; around, on the... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ümpärik | around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |