Where does “neliö” come from?

neliö (Finnish) comes from Finnish neljä, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.

neliö (Finnish): square; four-room apartment; Short for neliömetri

Definitions

  1. square; four-room apartment; Short for neliömetri

Ancestry of “neliö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneljäfour
2Proto-Finnicneljäfour
3Proto-Uralicneljäfour

Words derived from “neliö”

Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Finnish neljä →