Where does “kesäreki” come from?

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

kesäreki (Finnish): a vehicle similar to a sleigh but used in the summer

Definitions

  1. a vehicle similar to a sleigh but used in the summer

Ancestry of “kesäreki”, step by step

kesäreki 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 reki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrekiA relatively large sledge or sleigh equipped with...
2Proto-Finnicrekisledge, sleigh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ós-r →Every word from Proto-Finnic kesä →Every word from Finnish kesä →