Where does “kvartäärinen” come from?

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

kvartäärinen (Finnish): Quaternary

Definitions

  1. Quaternary

Ancestry of “kvartäärinen”, step by step

kvartäärinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Quartär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuartärthe Quaternary
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Finnish kvartääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkvartääriQuaternary geological period

Words derived from “kvartäärinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos