Where does “kehittämiskeskus” come from?

kehittämiskeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehittäminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

kehittämiskeskus (Finnish): development center

Definitions

  1. development center

Ancestry of “kehittämiskeskus”, step by step

kehittämiskeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehittäminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehittäminendeveloping; Fourth infinitive of kehittää
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma