Where does “kehunta” come from?

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

kehunta (Finnish): praise

Definitions

  1. praise

Ancestry of “kehunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehuato praise, tout
2Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
3Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
4Proto-Finnickeššä—
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →