Where does “korttelisuunnistus” come from?

korttelisuunnistus (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.

korttelisuunnistus (Finnish): urban or suburban orienteering

Definitions

  1. urban or suburban orienteering

Ancestry of “korttelisuunnistus”, step by step

korttelisuunnistus 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 suunnistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuunnistusorienteering
2FinnishsuunnistaaTo go orienteering
3Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos