Where does “viimekertainen” come from?

viimekertainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

viimekertainen (Finnish): that happened the last time around

Definitions

  1. that happened the last time around

Ancestry of “viimekertainen”, step by step

viimekertainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
2Proto-Finnickertatime
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Finnish viime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviimepast, last; last, dying
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋe—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta →