Where does “antikvarkki” come from?
antikvarkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvarkki, from English quark, from German Quark, from German twarc, from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
antikvarkki (Finnish): antiquark
Definitions
- antiquark
Ancestry of “antikvarkki”, step by step
antikvarkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kvarkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kvarkki | quark |
| 2 | English | quark | In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic... |
| 3 | German | Quark | quark; nonsense; rubbish; baloney; a quark |
| 4 | German | twarc | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | tvьrdъ | hard, firm, solid |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *twírˀtas | hard, firm, solid |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |