Where does “vesikorento” come from?

vesikorento (Karelian) comes from Finnish korento, from Proto-Finnic korenta, from Portuguese quarenta, from Old Portuguese quareenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- — and.

vesikorento (Karelian): dragonfly

Definitions

  1. dragonfly

Ancestry of “vesikorento”, step by step

vesikorento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorentodragonfly, mayfly; cowlstaff
2Proto-Finnickorentacarrying pole, cowlstaff
3Portuguesequarentaforty
4Old Portuguesequareenta—
5Latinquadrāgintāforty; 40
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Karelian vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karelianvesiwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- →