Where does “hallintokeskus” come from?

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

hallintokeskus (Finnish): administrative center

Definitions

  1. administrative center

Ancestry of “hallintokeskus”, step by step

hallintokeskus 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 hallinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallintogovernment, management, administration
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keskeEvery word from Finnish Keski-Every word from Finnish keskus