Where does “kertaluokka” come from?

kertaluokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish luokka, from Finnish luokki, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

kertaluokka (Finnish): order of magnitude, order

Definitions

  1. order of magnitude, order

Ancestry of “kertaluokka”, step by step

kertaluokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
2Finnishluokkishaft bow
3Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish kerta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
2Proto-Finnickertatime
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankásEvery word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ
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