Where does “kehaisu” come from?

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

kehaisu (Finnish): (brief) praise

Definitions

  1. (brief) praise

Ancestry of “kehaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehaistato praise (briefly)
2Finnishkehuato praise, tout
3Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
4Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
5Proto-Finnickeššä—
6Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →
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