Where does “kehuskelu” come from?

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

kehuskelu (Finnish): bragging, boasting

Definitions

  1. bragging, boasting

Ancestry of “kehuskelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehuskellato brag, to boast
2Finnishkehuato praise, tout
3Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
4Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
5Proto-Finnickeššä—
6Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →