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Where does “kehua” come from?

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

kehua (Finnish): to praise, tout

Definitions

  1. to praise, tout

Ancestry of “kehua”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kehua”

  • kehuja
  • kehu
  • kehunta
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →