Where does “neliviivainen” come from?
neliviivainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish neli, from Finnish neljä, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.
neliviivainen (Finnish): four-line
Ancestry of “neliviivainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | neli | A four-beat gait, the gallop |
| 2 | Finnish | neljä | four |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | neljä | four |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | neljä | four |