Where does “neljänneslitra” come from?

neljänneslitra (Finnish) comes from Finnish neljännes, from Finnish neljäs, from Proto-Finnic neljänci, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.

neljänneslitra (Finnish): quarter litre/liter

Definitions

quarter litre/liter

Ancestry of “neljänneslitra”, step by step

neljänneslitra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neljännes

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	neljännes	quarter
2	Finnish	neljäs	fourth
3	Proto-Finnic	neljänci	fourth
4	Proto-Finnic	neljä	four
5	Proto-Uralic	neljä	four

via Finnish litra

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	litra	litre
2	Medieval Latin	litra	—
3	Ancient Greek	λίτρα	litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
4	Proto-Italic	*līðrā	ingot

Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljänci →