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Where does “keto” come from?

keto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesi, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.

keto (Finnish): dry meadow, pasture

Definitions

  1. dry meadow, pasture

Ancestry of “keto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkesiThe thin outer layer of skin; Third-person...
2Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
3Proto-Uralickeδ́e—

Words derived from “keto”

  • ketomaruna
  • Ketola
Every word from Proto-Uralic keδ́e →