Where does “neljännestauko” come from?

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

neljännestauko (Finnish): quarter rest, crotchet rest silence of the same duration as a quarter note

Definitions

  1. quarter rest, crotchet rest silence of the same duration as a quarter note

Ancestry of “neljännestauko”, step by step

neljännestauko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neljännes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneljännesquarter
2Finnishneljäsfourth
3Proto-Finnicneljäncifourth
4Proto-Finnicneljäfour
5Proto-Uralicneljäfour

via Finnish tauko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaukobreak, pause; rest; caesura
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljänci →