Where does “kvartsi” come from?

kvartsi (Finnish) comes 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.

kvartsi (Finnish): Quartz

Definitions

  1. Quartz

Ancestry of “kvartsi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kvartsi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtasEvery word from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ