Where does “kesämekko” come from?

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

kesämekko (Finnish): summer dress

Definitions

  1. summer dress

Ancestry of “kesämekko”, step by step

kesämekko 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 mekko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmekkodress
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ós-r →Every word from Proto-Finnic kesä →Every word from Finnish kesä →
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