Where does “multakerros” come from?
multakerros (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.
multakerros (Finnish): soil layer, layer of soil
Definitions
- soil layer, layer of soil
Ancestry of “multakerros”, step by step
multakerros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kerros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerros | floor, storey; layer; Second-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | kerrata | To repeat or reread |
| 3 | Finnish | kerta | time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kerta | time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Finnish multa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | multa | mould; Ablative form of mä |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | multa | soil, dirt, mould |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | muldō | mould; soil, dirt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |