Where does “kertaerä” come from?
kertaerä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
kertaerä (Finnish): non-recurring item
Ancestry of “kertaerä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kerta | time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kerta | time |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |