Where does “keskuskappale” come from?

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

keskuskappale (Finnish): centerpiece, center, hub part of some devices and machines

Definitions

  1. centerpiece, center, hub part of some devices and machines

Ancestry of “keskuskappale”, step by step

keskuskappale 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 kappale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkappaleobject; piece; track, song
2Proto-Finnickapalehpiece
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →