Where does “keskustelupalsta” come from?

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

keskustelupalsta (Finnish): discussion board, forum

Definitions

  1. discussion board, forum

Ancestry of “keskustelupalsta”, step by step

keskustelupalsta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskustelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskusteluconversation, discussion, talk
2FinnishkeskustellaTo discuss, talk about/over, converse on; To...
3Finnishkeskuscentre/center
4FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
5Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
6Proto-Finno-Permickeske

via Finnish palsta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalstalot, plot, parcel of land; column
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keskeEvery word from Finnish Keski-Every word from Finnish keskus