Where does “aluekeskus” come from?

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

aluekeskus (Finnish): regional center

Definitions

  1. regional center

Ancestry of “aluekeskus”, step by step

aluekeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →