Where does “kesämökki” come from?
kesämökki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesä, from Proto-Finnic kesä, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ós-r.
kesämökki (Finnish): summer home; summerhouse, summer house UK; cabin, chalet US; camp NY; summer cottage house used as vacation home during the summer, often located near a body of water
Definitions
- summer home; summerhouse, summer house UK; cabin, chalet US; camp NY; summer cottage house used as vacation home during the summer, often located near a body of water
Ancestry of “kesämökki”, step by step
kesämökki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kesä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kesä | summer; fallow; Abbreviation of kesäkuu |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kesä | summer; fallow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ós-r | — |
via Finnish mökki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mökki | A small, usually wooden house; cottage, cabin;... |