Where does “keskustukimies” come from?

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

keskustukimies (Finnish): middle linebacker, inside linebacker

Definitions

  1. middle linebacker, inside linebacker

Ancestry of “keskustukimies”, step by step

keskustukimies 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 tukimies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukimies(male) linebacker
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →