Where does “kantakylä” come from?

kantakylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanta, from Proto-Finnic kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta.

kantakylä (Finnish): an older village that has been in an area longer than other villages; the oldest, 'main' village in a parish, etc

Definitions

  1. an older village that has been in an area longer than other villages; the oldest, 'main' village in a parish, etc

Ancestry of “kantakylä”, step by step

kantakylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

via Finnish kylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylävillage; Any private place, typically someone...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickülädwelling
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kanta →Every word from Finnish kanta →