Where does “hiihtokeskus” come from?

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

hiihtokeskus (Finnish): ski resort

Definitions

  1. ski resort

Ancestry of “hiihtokeskus”, step by step

hiihtokeskus 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 hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →
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