Where does “neljännesgallona” come from?

neljännesgallona (Finnish) comes from Finnish gallona, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.

neljännesgallona (Finnish): A quart

Definitions

  1. A quart

Ancestry of “neljännesgallona”, step by step

neljännesgallona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish gallona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgallonagallon
2EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
3Middle Englishgallon—
4Normangalun—
5Latingalum—
6Vulgar Latin*galla—
7Gaulishgallāvessel
8Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Finnish neljännes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneljännesquarter
2Finnishneljäsfourth
3Proto-Finnicneljäncifourth
4Proto-Finnicneljäfour
5Proto-Uralicneljäfour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →