Where does “savukvartsi” come from?

savukvartsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvartsi, from German Quarz, from Middle High German quarz, from German twarc, from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

savukvartsi (Finnish): smoky quartz

Definitions

  1. smoky quartz

Ancestry of “savukvartsi”, step by step

savukvartsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kvartsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkvartsiQuartz
2GermanQuarzquartz
3Middle High Germanquarz—
4Germantwarc—
5Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtashard, firm, solid
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

via Finnish savu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavusmoke; a residential building with a chimney, a...
2Proto-Finnicsavu—
3Proto-Finno-Permicsawe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ →
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