Where does “käskykanta” come from?
käskykanta (Finnish) comes from Finnish käsky, from Finnish käskeä, from Proto-Finnic käskedäk, from Proto-Uralic käske-.
käskykanta (Finnish): instruction set
Ancestry of “käskykanta”, step by step
käskykanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käsky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käsky | An order, command, commandment, dictation,... |
| 2 | Finnish | käskeä | to order, tell; to command; to request, ask for,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käskedäk | to tell, to command |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | käske- | — |
via Finnish kanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kanta | stem; position, opinion, point of view, account;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kanta | heel |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kanta | — |