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

Definitions

  1. tripartite

Ancestry of “kolmenkeskinen”, step by step

kolmenkeskinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kesken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskenunfinished; finished too soon; in the middle of
2Finnishkeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium,...
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish kolme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmethree
2Finnishkolmitri-
3Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish keski- →Every word from Finnish kesken →