Where does “kvartsiliuske” come from?

kvartsiliuske (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvartsi, 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.

kvartsiliuske (Finnish): quartz schist

Definitions

  1. quartz schist

Ancestry of “kvartsiliuske”, step by step

kvartsiliuske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish liuske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliuskeschist, slate; flagstone
2FinnisheE note
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ →