Where does “iltahartaus” come from?
iltahartaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hartaus, from Finnish harras, from Proto-Finnic hardas, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
iltahartaus (Finnish): evening prayer, evensong
Ancestry of “iltahartaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hartaus | devotion, piety, earnestness; Short for... |
| 2 | Finnish | harras | pious, devout, heartfelt, earnest |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hardas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |