Where does “kest” come from?

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

kest (Estonian): husk, shell; sheath; envelope

Definitions

  1. husk, shell; sheath; envelope

Ancestry of “kest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
2Proto-Uralickeδ́e—

Words derived from “kest”

Every word from Proto-Uralic keδ́e →Every word from Proto-Finnic keci →
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