Where does “keskeneräinen” come from?

keskeneräinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesken, from Finnish keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

keskeneräinen (Finnish): incomplete; uncompleted; in progress

Definitions

  1. incomplete; uncompleted; in progress

Ancestry of “keskeneräinen”, step by step

keskeneräinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kesken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskenunfinished; finished too soon; in the middle of
2Finnishkeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium,...
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish erä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
2Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
3Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart

Words derived from “keskeneräinen”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish keski- →Every word from Finnish kesken →