Where does “pärstäkerroin” come from?
pärstäkerroin (Finnish) comes from Finnish pärstä, from Finnish pärskiä, from Finnish -iä, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
pärstäkerroin (Finnish): The physical appearance of a person, and...
Definitions
- The physical appearance of a person, and...
Ancestry of “pärstäkerroin”, step by step
pärstäkerroin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pärstä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pärstä | face, mug |
| 2 | Finnish | pärskiä | to sputter, to splutter |
| 3 | Finnish | -iä | y forms abstract nouns from Latin or Greek roots |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Finnish kerroin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerroin | coefficient, factor; index; multiplier |
| 2 | Finnish | kertoa | to tell; to multiply; to have it |
| 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 |