Where does “kuukvartsi” come from?

kuukvartsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvartsi, from German Quarz, from Middle High German quarz, from German twarc, from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

kuukvartsi (Finnish): heat-treated amethyst

Definitions

  1. heat-treated amethyst

Ancestry of “kuukvartsi”, step by step

kuukvartsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kvartsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkvartsiQuartz
2GermanQuarzquartz
3Middle High Germanquarz—
4Germantwarc—
5Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtashard, firm, solid
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

via Finnish Kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ →