Where does “kehäkuolema” come from?

kehäkuolema (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolema, from Proto-Finnic koolema, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kehäkuolema (Finnish): death caused by a boxing injury

Definitions

  1. death caused by a boxing injury

Ancestry of “kehäkuolema”, step by step

kehäkuolema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Finnish kehä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
2Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
3Proto-Finnickeššä—
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Proto-Finnic koolema →