Where does “neljänneskilo” come from?

neljänneskilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilo, from French kilo, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

neljänneskilo (Finnish): quarter kilogram

Definitions

  1. quarter kilogram

Ancestry of “neljänneskilo”, step by step

neljänneskilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiloClipping of kilogramma; shine
2Frenchkilokilo
3Frenchkilo-kilo
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish neljännes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneljännesquarter
2Finnishneljäsfourth
3Proto-Finnicneljäncifourth
4Proto-Finnicneljäfour
5Proto-Uralicneljäfour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from French kilo-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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