Where does “kerroin” come from?

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

kerroin (Finnish): coefficient, factor; index; multiplier

Definitions

  1. coefficient, factor; index; multiplier

Ancestry of “kerroin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkertoato tell; to multiply; to have it
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

Words derived from “kerroin

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta