Where does “olukord” come from?

olukord (Estonian) comes from Estonian kord, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

olukord (Estonian): situation

Definitions

  1. situation

Ancestry of “olukord”, step by step

olukord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankordtime, occasion; order, regime, system; once, once...
2Proto-Finnickertatime
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Estonian õlu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianõlubeer
2Proto-Finnicolutbeer, ale
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elut-beer
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta →