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Where does “kasarmi” come from?

kasarmi (Finnish) comes from Swedish kasarm, from German Kasarme, from Italian caserma, from French caserne, from Old Occitan cazerna, from Vulgar Latin quaderna, from Latin quaterni, from Latin quater — and.

kasarmi (Finnish): barracks

Definitions

  1. barracks

Ancestry of “kasarmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkasarm—
2GermanKasarme—
3Italiancasermabarracks
4Frenchcasernebarracks
5Old Occitancazerna—
6Vulgar Latinquaderna—
7Latinquaternifour each; four at a time
8Latinquaterfour times
9Latinquattŭor—
10Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
11Old Portuguesequartoquarter
12Latinquārtus—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kasarmi”

  • kassu
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