Where does “kvartettilaulu” come from?

kvartettilaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvartetti, from French quartette, from Italian quartetto, from Italian quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kvartettilaulu (Finnish): quartet singing

Definitions

  1. quartet singing

Ancestry of “kvartettilaulu”, step by step

kvartettilaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kvartetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkvartettiquartet
2Frenchquartettequartet
3Italianquartettoquartet; foursome
4Italianquartofourth
5Latinquārtusfourth
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →