Where does “kehä” come from?

kehä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

kehä (Finnish): circle, ring; halo; circle, circumference

Definitions

  1. circle, ring; halo; circle, circumference

Ancestry of “kehä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
2Proto-Finnickeššä—
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

Words derived from “kehä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →