Where does “kestokerma” come from?
kestokerma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesto, from Finnish kestää, from Proto-Finnic kestädäk — to last, endure.
kestokerma (Finnish): UHT cream
Ancestry of “kestokerma”, step by step
kestokerma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kesto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kesto | durability; duration; permanent, durable |
| 2 | Finnish | kestää | to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kestädäk | to last, endure |
via Finnish kerma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerma | cream; the cream; kerma |
| 2 | English | kerma | The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all... |