Where does “vertaisverkko” come from?
vertaisverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertainen, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vertaisverkko (Finnish): peer-to-peer network
Ancestry of “vertaisverkko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vertainen | equal, peer |
| 2 | Finnish | verta | match ; currently mostly used in a number of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | verta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |