Where does “kerho” come from?

kerho (Finnish) comes from Finnish keri, from Proto-Finnic keri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.

kerho (Finnish): club

Definitions

  1. club

Ancestry of “kerho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkeriThird-person singular indicative past form of...
2Proto-Finnickeriring, circle, hoop
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire

Words derived from “kerho

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kereEvery word from Proto-Finnic keriEvery word from Finnish keri