Where does “kehaista” come from?

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

kehaista (Finnish): to praise (briefly)

Definitions

  1. to praise (briefly)

Ancestry of “kehaista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehuato praise, tout
2Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
3Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
4Proto-Finnickeššä—
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

Words derived from “kehaista”

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