Where does “likakerros” come from?

likakerros (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerros, from Finnish kerrata, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

likakerros (Finnish): layer of dirt or filth

Definitions

  1. layer of dirt or filth

Ancestry of “likakerros”, step by step

likakerros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerrosfloor, storey; layer; Second-person singular...
2FinnishkerrataTo repeat or reread
3Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
4Proto-Finnickertatime
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Finnish lika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlikadirt, stain, filth
2Proto-Finniclikadirt, filth, mud
3Proto-Germanicslīkazslick, smooth; sleek, smooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta
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