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Where does “kassu” come from?

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

kassu (Finnish): Synonym of kasarmi

Definitions

  1. Synonym of kasarmi

Ancestry of “kassu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasarmibarracks
2Swedishkasarm—
3GermanKasarme—
4Italiancasermabarracks
5Frenchcasernebarracks
6Old Occitancazerna—
7Vulgar Latinquaderna—
8Latinquaternifour each; four at a time
9Latinquaterfour times
10Latinquattŭor—
11Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
12Old Portuguesequartoquarter
13Latinquārtus—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
16Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →