Where does “kestosuosikki” come from?

kestosuosikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish suosikki, from Finnish suosia, from Finnish suoda, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

kestosuosikki (Finnish): long-term favorite, all-time favorite

Definitions

  1. long-term favorite, all-time favorite

Ancestry of “kestosuosikki”, step by step

kestosuosikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suosikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuosikkifavourite/favorite
2Finnishsuosiato favor/favour
3Finnishsuodato give, allow, permit, grant, let; Indicative...
4Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é

via Finnish kesto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkestodurability; duration; permanent, durable
2Finnishkestääto cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to...
3Proto-Finnickestädäkto last, endure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-éEvery word from Proto-Finnic söödäkEvery word from Finnish suoda