Where does “keskikenttämies” come from?

keskikenttämies (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskikenttä, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

keskikenttämies (Finnish): midfielder, midfield man

Definitions

  1. midfielder, midfield man

Ancestry of “keskikenttämies”, step by step

keskikenttämies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskikenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskikenttämidfield
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Proto-Finnic keski →