Where does “neljäsosatauko” come from?

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

neljäsosatauko (Finnish): quarter rest

Definitions

  1. quarter rest

Ancestry of “neljäsosatauko”, step by step

neljäsosatauko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neljäsosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneljäsosaquarter, fourth, one-fourth fourth part of something
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 →