Where does “kertakorvaus” come from?
kertakorvaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
kertakorvaus (Finnish): lump sum
Ancestry of “kertakorvaus”, step by step
kertakorvaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kerta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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- | to travel, tour |
via Finnish korvaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korvaus | compensation, reimbursement, reparation |
| 2 | Finnish | korvata | to replace, take the place of; to pay... |
| 3 | Finnish | korva | ear; edge, border; handle |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | korva | ear; side part; handle |