Where does “kertomerkki” come from?

kertomerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerto-, from Finnish kerrata, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

kertomerkki (Finnish): multiplication sign

Definitions

  1. multiplication sign

Ancestry of “kertomerkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerto-—
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-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta →