Where does “kolmenkeskinen” come from?
kolmenkeskinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesken, from Finnish keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.
kolmenkeskinen (Finnish): tripartite
Ancestry of “kolmenkeskinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kesken | unfinished; finished too soon; in the middle of |
| 2 | Finnish | keski- | middle, central; average, mid-, medium,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keski | middle, center |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | keske | — |