Where does “kehu” come from?
kehu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehua, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.
kehu (Finnish): praise, commendation; Indicative present...
Definitions
- praise, commendation; Indicative present...
Ancestry of “kehu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kehua | to praise, tout |
| 2 | Finnish | kehä | circle, ring; halo; circle, circumference |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kehä | circle, ring |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keššä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | keččä | — |