Where does “varttikilo” come from?

varttikilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilo, from French kilo, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

varttikilo (Finnish): a quarter kilogram, one fourth of a kilogram

Definitions

  1. a quarter kilogram, one fourth of a kilogram

Ancestry of “varttikilo”, step by step

varttikilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiloClipping of kilogramma; shine
2Frenchkilokilo
3Frenchkilo-kilo
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish vartti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarttiquarter; quarter of an hour; quart
2Swedishkvarta quarter; a quarter of an hour, 15 minutes; a...
3Frenchquartfourth; quarter; shift
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from French kilo- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →