Where does “keskinkertaisuus” come from?
keskinkertaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskinkertainen, from Finnish -kertainen, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
keskinkertaisuus (Finnish): mediocrity
Definitions
- mediocrity
Ancestry of “keskinkertaisuus”, step by step
keskinkertaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keskinkertainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskinkertainen | mediocre, average, medium |
| 2 | Finnish | -kertainen | -tuple, -fold, "X times as big/many as", or... |
| 3 | Finnish | kerta | time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kerta | time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |