Where does “kerhotalo” come from?

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

kerhotalo (Finnish): clubhouse a building used by a club

Definitions

  1. clubhouse a building used by a club

Ancestry of “kerhotalo”, step by step

kerhotalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerhoclub
2FinnishkeriThird-person singular indicative past form of...
3Proto-Finnickeriring, circle, hoop
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire

via Finnish talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Proto-Finnic keri →Every word from Finnish keri →