Where does “herttaviitonen” come from?

herttaviitonen (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.

herttaviitonen (Finnish): five of hearts

Definitions

  1. five of hearts

Ancestry of “herttaviitonen”, step by step

herttaviitonen 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 viitonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviitonenThe digit five; Something that can be identified...
2Finnishviisifive
3Proto-Finnicviicifive
4Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →
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