Where does “kesäturkki” come from?

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

kesäturkki (Finnish): summer coat of an animal, summer fur

Definitions

  1. summer coat of an animal, summer fur

Ancestry of “kesäturkki”, step by step

kesäturkki 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 Turkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTurkkiTurkish
2Swedishdurkship's floor
3EnglishdorkA quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ós-r →Every word from Proto-Finnic kesä →Every word from Finnish kesä →