Where does “yökortteeri” come from?
yökortteeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kortteeri, from Swedish kvarter, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
yökortteeri (Finnish): place to stay the night, place to crash
Definitions
- place to stay the night, place to crash
Ancestry of “yökortteeri”, step by step
yökortteeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kortteeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kortteeri | lodging, temporary residence |
| 2 | Swedish | kvarter | city block, quarters; neighborhood |
| 3 | Latin | quartarius | quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L |
| 4 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |