Where does “varttitunti” come from?

varttitunti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vartti, from Swedish kvart, from French quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

varttitunti (Finnish): quarter of an hour

Definitions

  1. quarter of an hour

Ancestry of “varttitunti”, step by step

varttitunti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish tunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntihour; lesson, class
2Old Swedishstund—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →