Where does “pöörä” come from?

pöörä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic pöörä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric peŋerä.

pöörä (Votic): grindstone, millstone

Definitions

  1. grindstone, millstone

Ancestry of “pöörä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpöörägrindstone; rotating latch; wheel
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpeŋerä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peŋerä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pöörä →
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