Where does “kehälautta” come from?

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

kehälautta (Finnish): A ring of booms tied end to end; used to transport loose lumber, which is kept inside the ring

Definitions

  1. A ring of booms tied end to end; used to transport loose lumber, which is kept inside the ring

Ancestry of “kehälautta”, step by step

kehälautta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
2Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
3Proto-Finnickeššä
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä

via Finnish lautta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauttaraft; ferry
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lautta
3Proto-Germaniclautō
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččäEvery word from Proto-Finnic keššäEvery word from Proto-Finnic kehä