Where does “malmikerrostuma” come from?
malmikerrostuma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerrostuma, from Finnish kerrostua, from Finnish kerrostaa, from Finnish kerros, from Finnish kerrata, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.
malmikerrostuma (Finnish): stratum of ore
Definitions
- stratum of ore
Ancestry of “malmikerrostuma”, step by step
malmikerrostuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kerrostuma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerrostuma | layer, stratum |
| 2 | Finnish | kerrostua | To be stratified |
| 3 | Finnish | kerrostaa | to overlay, stratify; to sandwich |
| 4 | Finnish | kerros | floor, storey; layer; Second-person singular... |
| 5 | Finnish | kerrata | To repeat or reread |
| 6 | Finnish | kerta | time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | kerta | time |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Finnish malmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | malmi | ore |
| 2 | Swedish | malm | ore; an alloy consisting of copper, zinc, lead... |
| 3 | Old Norse | malmr | ore, metal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | malmaz | sand; ore |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |