Where does “keskusvankila” come from?

keskusvankila (Finnish) comes from Finnish vankila, from Finnish vanki, from Old Swedish fange, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

keskusvankila (Finnish): central prison

Definitions

  1. central prison

Ancestry of “keskusvankila”, step by step

keskusvankila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vankila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvankilaprison
2Finnishvankiprisoner
3Old Swedishfange—
4Middle Low Germanvangencaptive; to catch
5Proto-Germanicfangōnąto catch, capture
6Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōną →