Where does “neljandik” come from?

neljandik (Estonian) comes from Estonian neli, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.

neljandik (Estonian): quarter

Definitions

  1. quarter

Ancestry of “neljandik”, step by step

neljandik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian neli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannelifour
2Proto-Finnicneljäfour
3Proto-Uralicneljäfour

via Estonian ndik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianndik—
Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Estonian neli →