Where does “maitokvartsi” come from?

maitokvartsi (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.

maitokvartsi (Finnish): milky quartz

Definitions

  1. milky quartz

Ancestry of “maitokvartsi”, step by step

maitokvartsi 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 maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ →