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Where does “kvartäärikausi” come from?

kvartäärikausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvartäärinen, from German Quartär, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kvartäärikausi (Finnish): The Quaternary

Definitions

  1. The Quaternary

Ancestry of “kvartäärikausi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkvartäärinenQuaternary
2GermanQuartär—
3Latinquārtus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kvartäärikausi”

  • kvartäärikautinen
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