Where does “otsonikerros” come from?
otsonikerros (Finnish) comes from Finnish otsoni, from German Ozon, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
otsonikerros (Finnish): ozone layer
Definitions
- ozone layer
Ancestry of “otsonikerros”, step by step
otsonikerros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish otsoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | otsoni | ozone; first-person singular possessive of otso |
| 2 | German | Ozon | ozone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄζω | to smell; there is a smell |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | óďďō | to smell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed-ye- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
via Finnish kerros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerros | floor, storey; layer; Second-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | kerrata | To repeat or reread |
| 3 | Finnish | kerta | time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kerta | time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |