Where does “kvartsilasi” come from?

kvartsilasi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

kvartsilasi (Finnish): quartz glass

Definitions

  1. quartz glass

Ancestry of “kvartsilasi”, step by step

kvartsilasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlasiglass; bells; ice
2Swedishglasglass
3Old Swedishglas—
4Middle Low Germanglasglass
5Old Saxonglasglass
6Proto-West Germanicglasglass
7Proto-Germanicglasąglass
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Finnish kvartsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkvartsiQuartz
2GermanQuarzquartz
3Middle High Germanquarz—
4Germantwarc—
5Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtashard, firm, solid
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →