Where does “alkukehto” come from?
alkukehto (Finnish) comes from Finnish alku, from Finnish alkaa, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.
alkukehto (Finnish): cradle; the place of origin
Definitions
- cradle; the place of origin
Ancestry of “alkukehto”, step by step
alkukehto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alku | start, beginning, inception, incipience; first,... |
| 2 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |
via Finnish kehto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kehto | cradle; involucre |