Where does “vuokrakasarmi” come from?
vuokrakasarmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasarmi, from Swedish kasarm, from German Kasarme, from Italian caserma, from French caserne, from Old Occitan cazerna, from Vulgar Latin quaderna, from Latin quaterni — and.
vuokrakasarmi (Finnish): tenement building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one
Definitions
- tenement building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one
Ancestry of “vuokrakasarmi”, step by step
vuokrakasarmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kasarmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kasarmi | barracks |
| 2 | Swedish | kasarm | — |
| 3 | German | Kasarme | — |
| 4 | Italian | caserma | barracks |
| 5 | French | caserne | barracks |
| 6 | Old Occitan | cazerna | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | quaderna | — |
| 8 | Latin | quaterni | four each; four at a time |
| 9 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 10 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 11 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 12 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 13 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |