Where does “alkukeskustelu” come from?

alkukeskustelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskustelu, from Finnish keskustella, from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

alkukeskustelu (Finnish): initial discussion, opening statements

Definitions

  1. initial discussion, opening statements

Ancestry of “alkukeskustelu”, step by step

alkukeskustelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskustelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskusteluconversation, discussion, talk
2FinnishkeskustellaTo discuss, talk about/over, converse on; To...
3Finnishkeskuscentre/center
4FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
5Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
6Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish alku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkustart, beginning, inception, incipience; first,...
2Finnishalkaato begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →