Where does “ilmakehä” come from?

ilmakehä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

ilmakehä (Finnish): atmosphere; Synonym of normaali-ilmakehä

Definitions

  1. atmosphere; Synonym of normaali-ilmakehä

Ancestry of “ilmakehä”, step by step

ilmakehä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
2Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
3Proto-Finnickeššä—
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

via Finnish ilma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmaair; weather
2Proto-Finnicilmaair; sky; weather
3Proto-Uralicilmasky, heaven; ? weather; ? god

Words derived from “ilmakehä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →