Where does “eräkertomus” come from?
eräkertomus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kertomus, from Finnish kertoa, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
eräkertomus (Finnish): a tale or story from hunting, camping, or some other activity done in the wilderness
Definitions
- a tale or story from hunting, camping, or some other activity done in the wilderness
Ancestry of “eräkertomus”, step by step
eräkertomus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kertomus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kertomus | story, narrative, report |
| 2 | Finnish | kertoa | to tell; to multiply; to have it |
| 3 | Finnish | kerta | time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kerta | time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |