Where does “ketto” come from?

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

ketto (Finnish): crust, membrane

Definitions

  1. crust, membrane

Ancestry of “ketto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ketto”

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ketto — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer