Where does “kaubanduskeskus” come from?

kaubanduskeskus (Estonian) comes from Estonian keskus, from Estonian kesk-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

kaubanduskeskus (Estonian): mall, shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping...

Definitions

  1. mall, shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping...

Ancestry of “kaubanduskeskus”, step by step

kaubanduskeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankeskuscentre/center
2Estoniankesk-middle, central; medium, average
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Estonian kaubandus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankaubandustrade; commerce
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Estonian kesk- →Every word from Proto-Finnic keski →