Where does “kerte” come from?

kerte (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كرته, from Italian quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kerte (Turkish): point (small division of a compass), rhumb

Definitions

  1. point (small division of a compass), rhumb

Ancestry of “kerte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكرته—
2Italianquartofourth
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →