Where does “sarveiskerros” come from?
sarveiskerros (Finnish) comes from Finnish sarveinen, from Finnish sarvi, from Proto-Finnic sarvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarwe, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Ancestry of “sarveiskerros”, step by step
sarveiskerros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sarveinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sarveinen | keratinous |
| 2 | Finnish | sarvi | horn; antler; handlebar |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sarvi | horn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śarwe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćr̥Hwás | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥h₂-wó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
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 |