Where does “keskenkasvuinen” come from?

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

keskenkasvuinen (Finnish): immature

Definitions

  1. immature

Ancestry of “keskenkasvuinen”, step by step

keskenkasvuinen 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 kasvu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvugrowth
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish keski- →Every word from Finnish kesken →