Where does “kerrannaisyksikkö” come from?

kerrannaisyksikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerrannainen, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

kerrannaisyksikkö (Finnish): unit multiplier in SI, such as kilo

Definitions

  1. unit multiplier in SI, such as kilo

Ancestry of “kerrannaisyksikkö”, step by step

kerrannaisyksikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerrannainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerrannainena multiple
2Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
3Proto-Finnickertatime
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Finnish yksikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyksikköunit; singular; single
2Finnish-kköFront vowel variant of -kko
3Proto-Finnic-kkoiForms diminutive nouns
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta