Where does “karsintakurssi” come from?

karsintakurssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish karsinta, from Finnish kärsiä, from Proto-Finnic kärcidäk, from Proto-Finnic kärtitäk, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

karsintakurssi (Finnish): qualification course; a course used to pick the students that are admitted for further education

Definitions

  1. qualification course; a course used to pick the students that are admitted for further education

Ancestry of “karsintakurssi”, step by step

karsintakurssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karsinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarsintalimbing, delimbing; pruning; qualification
2Finnishkärsiäto suffer from, endure; to suffer, experience,...
3Proto-Finnickärcidäkto suffer; to endure
4Proto-Finnickärtitäk
5Proto-Germanichardijanąto make hard, strong; to harden
6Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Finnish kurssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurssiclass, course; course; rate, exchange rate
2Swedishkurscourse, class; course, the intended passage of...
3LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
4Latincurrōto run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz