Where does “monikymmenkertainen” come from?

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

monikymmenkertainen (Finnish): many dozens of times

Definitions

  1. many dozens of times

Ancestry of “monikymmenkertainen”, step by step

monikymmenkertainen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kertainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkertainentimes
2Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
3Proto-Finnickertatime
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—

via Finnish kymmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymmenten; decade
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta →