Where does “keskusjohtoinen” come from?
keskusjohtoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.
keskusjohtoinen (Finnish): centrally-led
Ancestry of “keskusjohtoinen”, step by step
keskusjohtoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keskus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskus | centre/center |
| 2 | Finnish | Keski- | middle, central; average, mid-, medium |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keski | middle, center |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | keske | — |
via Finnish johto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johto | cord, line, conductor; administration,... |
| 2 | Finnish | johtaa | to lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | johtadak | to lead, to guide |