Where does “keskisävy” come from?

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

keskisävy (Finnish): midtone, medium tone, mid-key tone, middle-key tone

Definitions

  1. midtone, medium tone, mid-key tone, middle-key tone

Ancestry of “keskisävy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
2Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
3Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Proto-Finnic keski →