Where does “kehotus” come from?

kehotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehottaa, from Finnish kehkeä, from Proto-Finnic kehkedä.

kehotus (Finnish): request

Definitions

  1. request

Ancestry of “kehotus”, step by step

kehotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehottaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehottaato recommend; to urge, to encourage
2Finnishkehkeäwide; brisk, lively; soft, fluffy
3Proto-Finnickehkedä—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “kehotus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kehkedä →Every word from Finnish kehkeä →Every word from Finnish kehottaa →