Where does “avainkehys” come from?
avainkehys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehys, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.
avainkehys (Finnish): keyframe
Ancestry of “avainkehys”, step by step
avainkehys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kehys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kehys | frame; cadre |
| 2 | Finnish | kehä | circle, ring; halo; circle, circumference |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kehä | circle, ring |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keššä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | keččä | — |
via Finnish avain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avain | key; code; clef, used especially in compound... |
| 2 | Finnish | avata | to open; to unwrap; to turn on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |