Where does “keskusjärvi” come from?

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

keskusjärvi (Finnish): central lake

Definitions

  1. central lake

Ancestry of “keskusjärvi”, step by step

keskusjärvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskus

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

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →