Where does “keitinselkä” come from?

keitinselkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish keitin, from Finnish keittää, from Proto-Uralic keje-.

keitinselkä (Finnish): a perch or staff from which a pot is hung over a fire

Definitions

  1. a perch or staff from which a pot is hung over a fire

Ancestry of “keitinselkä”, step by step

keitinselkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keitin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeitincooker; short for kahvinkeitin; electric kettle
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keitin →
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