Where does “neli-” come from?
neli- (Finnish) comes from Finnish neljä, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.
neli- (Finnish): four, four-, tetra-, quadri-
Definitions
- four, four-, tetra-, quadri-
Ancestry of “neli-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neljä | four |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | neljä | four |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | neljä | four |
Words derived from “neli-”