Where does “korttelietäisyys” come from?

korttelietäisyys (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.

korttelietäisyys (Finnish): Manhattan distance, taxicab distance, city block distance

Definitions

  1. Manhattan distance, taxicab distance, city block distance

Ancestry of “korttelietäisyys”, step by step

korttelietäisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kortteli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkortteliblock, city block; block; Scandinavian unit of...
2Swedishkvartel—
3Middle Low Germankwartēl—
4Latinquartariumfourth part
5Latinquārtusfourth
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Finnish etäisyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetäisyysdistance
2Finnishetäinenremote, distant, far
3Finnishetä-distant, remote, long-distance, far-off
4Proto-Finnicetäfar, distant
5Proto-Finno-Permicečkä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →