Where does “jääkenttä” come from?
jääkenttä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jääkenttä (Finnish): rink
Ancestry of “jääkenttä”, step by step
jääkenttä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |
via Finnish kenttä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kenttä | field; A limited area where a game is played, a... |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | kientē | meadow, field |