Where does “kesi” come from?

kesi (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.

kesi (Estonian): grain husk, chaff

Definitions

  1. grain husk, chaff

Ancestry of “kesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
2Proto-Uralickeδ́e—
Every word from Proto-Uralic keδ́e →Every word from Proto-Finnic keci →