Where does “keskentekoinen” come from?

keskentekoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

keskentekoinen (Finnish): half-done

Definitions

  1. half-done

Ancestry of “keskentekoinen”, step by step

keskentekoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
2Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish kesken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskenunfinished; finished too soon; in the middle of
2Finnishkeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium,...
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →