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
Ancestry of “varttitunti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vartti | quarter; quarter of an hour; quart |
| 2 | Swedish | kvart | a quarter; a quarter of an hour, 15 minutes; a... |
| 3 | French | quart | fourth; quarter; shift |
| 4 | Latin | quārtus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |