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Where does “kerta” come from?

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

kerta (Finnish): time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...

Definitions

  1. time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...

Ancestry of “kerta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickertatime
2Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
3Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “kerta”

  • keskinkertainen
  • kertainen
  • painokerroin
  • kertausmerkki
  • elämäkerturi
  • kertaerä
  • kulmakerroin
  • filmikertomus
  • satakertainen
  • -kertainen
  • suojakerroin
  • proosakertomus
  • kymmenkertaisesti
  • kymmenkertainen
  • kertotaulu
  • kerrostalo
  • kerrostaloasunto
  • moninkertaistaa
  • absorptiokerroin
  • ainutkertaisuus
  • ainutkertainen
  • yksinkertaisuus
  • pohjakerros
  • kerros
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