Where does “helmikerta” come from?

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

helmikerta (Ingrian): pearl necklace

Definitions

  1. pearl necklace

Ancestry of “helmikerta”, step by step

helmikerta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kerta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankertatime, occasion
2Proto-Finnickertatime
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Ingrian helmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhelmipearl
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta →