Where does “kvartiiliväli” come from?

kvartiiliväli (Finnish) comes from Finnish väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

kvartiiliväli (Finnish): interquartile range

Definitions

  1. interquartile range

Ancestry of “kvartiiliväli”, step by step

kvartiiliväli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Finnish kvartiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkvartiiliquartile
2Latinquartilus—
Every word from Proto-Finnic välji →Every word from Finnish väli →