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

  1. praise, commendation; Indicative present...

Ancestry of “kehu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kehu”

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