Where does “kesto” come from?

kesto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kestää, from Proto-Finnic kestädäk — to last, endure.

kesto (Finnish): durability; duration; permanent, durable

Definitions

  1. durability; duration; permanent, durable

Ancestry of “kesto”, step by step

kesto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kestää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkestääto cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to...
2Proto-Finnickestädäkto last, endure

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho

Words derived from “kesto

Every word from Proto-Finnic kestädäkEvery word from Finnish kestää