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Where does “kehyste” come from?

kehyste (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehystää, from Finnish kehys, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

kehyste (Finnish): frame; material for frame

Definitions

  1. frame; material for frame

Ancestry of “kehyste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkehystääTo frame
2Finnishkehysframe; cadre
3Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
4Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
5Proto-Finnickeššä—
6Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →