Where does “herttakuutonen” come from?

herttakuutonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Hertta, from Swedish hjärta, from Old Swedish hiærta, from Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

herttakuutonen (Finnish): six of hearts

Definitions

  1. six of hearts

Ancestry of “herttakuutonen”, step by step

herttakuutonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Hertta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHerttahearts, heart playing card suit
2Swedishhjärtaheart
3Old Swedishhiærtaheart
4Old Norsehjartaheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Finnish kuutonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuutonenA six
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →