Where does “kortteli” come from?

kortteli (Finnish) comes from Swedish kvartel, from Middle Low German kwartēl, from Latin quartarium, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kortteli (Finnish): block, city block; block; Scandinavian unit of...

Definitions

  1. block, city block; block; Scandinavian unit of...

Ancestry of “kortteli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkvartel—
2Middle Low Germankwartēl—
3Latinquartariumfourth part
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kortteli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →