Where does “jousikvartetti” come from?

jousikvartetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvartetti, from French quartette, from Italian quartetto, from Italian quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

jousikvartetti (Finnish): string quartet

Definitions

string quartet

Ancestry of “jousikvartetti”, step by step

jousikvartetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kvartetti

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kvartetti	quartet
2	French	quartette	quartet
3	Italian	quartetto	quartet; foursome
4	Italian	quarto	fourth
5	Latin	quārtus	fourth
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeturtos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	kʷetwóres	four
8	Proto-Indo-European	kʷe-	and

via Finnish jousi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	jousi	bow; spring; musical bow
2	Finnish	joutsi	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →