Where does “kesäleski” come from?

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

kesäleski (Finnish): grass widower, grass widow person whose spouse is away, especially for the summer

Definitions

  1. grass widower, grass widow person whose spouse is away, especially for the summer

Ancestry of “kesäleski”, step by step

kesäleski 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 leski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleskiwidow female, widower male
2Proto-Finno-Ugricleski—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ós-r →Every word from Proto-Finnic kesä →Every word from Finnish kesä →
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