Where does “köyhälistökortteli” come from?
köyhälistökortteli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kortteli, from Swedish kvartel, from Middle Low German kwartēl, from Latin quartarium, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
köyhälistökortteli (Finnish): a block of a slum or poor neighborhood
Definitions
- a block of a slum or poor neighborhood
Ancestry of “köyhälistökortteli”, step by step
köyhälistökortteli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kortteli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kortteli | block, city block; block; Scandinavian unit of... |
| 2 | Swedish | kvartel | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kwartēl | — |
| 4 | Latin | quartarium | fourth part |
| 5 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Finnish köyhälistö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | köyhälistö | the poor, lower class, proletariat |
| 2 | Finnish | köyhä | poor with few or no possessions or money |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keühä | poor |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkós | — |