Where does “käskytapa” come from?
käskytapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish käsky, from Finnish käskeä, from Proto-Finnic käskedäk, from Proto-Uralic käske-.
käskytapa (Finnish): imperative mood
Ancestry of “käskytapa”, step by step
käskytapa 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 tapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tapa | custom; habit; manner |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tapa | way, custom; nature |