Where does “kehäriutta” come from?

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

kehäriutta (Finnish): atoll

Definitions

  1. atoll

Ancestry of “kehäriutta”, step by step

kehäriutta 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 riutta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriuttareef
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →