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Where does “kerrostalo” come from?

kerrostalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerros, from Finnish kerrata, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

kerrostalo (Finnish): multistorey building; Short for asuinkerrostalo

Definitions

  1. multistorey building; Short for asuinkerrostalo

Ancestry of “kerrostalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerrosfloor, storey; layer; Second-person singular...
2FinnishkerrataTo repeat or reread
3Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
4Proto-Finnickertatime
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “kerrostalo”

  • kerrostaloasunto
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