Where does “kesäkuuma” come from?

kesäkuuma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesä, from Proto-Finnic kesä, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ós-r.

kesäkuuma (Finnish): a period of hot weather in the summer

Definitions

  1. a period of hot weather in the summer

Ancestry of “kesäkuuma”, step by step

kesäkuuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kesä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesäsummer; fallow; Abbreviation of kesäkuu
2Proto-Finnickesäsummer; fallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ós-r—

via Finnish kuuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuumahot; ardent, passionate, fervent
2Proto-Finnickuumahot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ós-r →Every word from Proto-Finnic kesä →Every word from Finnish kesä →