Where does “jousikvartetto” come from?

jousikvartetto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvartetto, 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.

jousikvartetto (Finnish): string quartet

Definitions

  1. string quartet

Ancestry of “jousikvartetto”, step by step

jousikvartetto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kvartetto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkvartettoquartet
2Italianquartettoquartet; foursome
3Italianquartofourth
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →