Where does “kortteliajo” come from?
kortteliajo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kortteli, 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.
kortteliajo (Finnish): criterium race
Definitions
- criterium race
Ancestry of “kortteliajo”, step by step
kortteliajo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kortteli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kortteli | block, city block; block; Scandinavian unit of... |
| 2 | Swedish | kvartel | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kwartēl | — |
| 4 | Latin | quartarium | fourth part |
| 5 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Finnish ajo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajo | driving; riding; chase |
| 2 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go in a vehicle, to drive |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |