Where does “häviökerroin” come from?

häviökerroin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerroin, from Finnish kertoa, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

häviökerroin (Finnish): dissipation factor measure of loss-rate of energy in an oscillating system

Definitions

  1. dissipation factor measure of loss-rate of energy in an oscillating system

Ancestry of “häviökerroin”, step by step

häviökerroin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerroin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerroincoefficient, factor; index; multiplier
2Finnishkertoato tell; to multiply; to have it
3Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
4Proto-Finnickertatime
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Finnish häviö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäviödefeat; loss
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta
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