Where does “koskikorento” come from?

koskikorento (Finnish) comes from Finnish korento, from Proto-Finnic korenta, from Portuguese quarenta, from Old Portuguese quareenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- — and.

koskikorento (Finnish): stonefly insect in the order

Definitions

  1. stonefly insect in the order

Ancestry of “koskikorento”, step by step

koskikorento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorentodragonfly, mayfly; cowlstaff
2Proto-Finnickorentacarrying pole, cowlstaff
3Portuguesequarentaforty
4Old Portuguesequareenta—
5Latinquadrāgintāforty; 40
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Finnish Koski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKoskiAny of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia
2Proto-Finnickoskia continuous series of relatively small...
3Proto-Uralickośke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- →