Where does “alakerta” come from?
alakerta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
alakerta (Finnish): A lower store; downstairs
Definitions
- A lower store; downstairs
Ancestry of “alakerta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kerta | time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kerta | time |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |