Where does “keskuskomitea” come from?

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

keskuskomitea (Finnish): central committee

Definitions

  1. central committee

Ancestry of “keskuskomitea”, step by step

keskuskomitea 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 komitea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkomiteacommittee
2Swedishkommittéa committee
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →