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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
2Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
3Proto-Finnickeššä—
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →