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
Ancestry of “kvartsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Quarz | quartz |
| 2 | Middle High German | quarz | — |
| 3 | German | twarc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tvьrdъ | hard, firm, solid |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *twírˀtas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |
Words derived from “kvartsi”