Where does “neliöjuuri” come from?
neliöjuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish neliö, from Finnish neljä, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.
neliöjuuri (Finnish): square root
Ancestry of “neliöjuuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neliö | square; four-room apartment; Short for neliömetri |
| 2 | Finnish | neljä | four |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | neljä | four |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | neljä | four |